Electrician Apprentice-1
About the role
The Johns Manville McPherson, KS facility is seeking an Electrician Apprentice to join the team. The incumbent will inspect, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, systems, buildings, facilities, and physical structures. The role requires a specialist in job classification who can assist in other job skills as needed.
Responsibilities
- Inspects, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, systems, buildings, facilities, and physical structures.
- Works with complex blueprints, diagrams, and sketches, and from general verbal and written instructions, according to established operating procedures.
- Performs maintenance and repair work essential to efficient operation of the plant.
- Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
- Communicates professionally with all employees.
- Lays out work assignments to accomplish them with maximum efficiency.
- Prepares, reads, interprets, and follows blueprints, diagrams, and sketches, making all measurements and calculations necessary to complete job.
- Performs all types of available maintenance and repair work.
- Makes welds, brazes, cuts, solders, and silver-solders all grades and types of metal from difficult positions and hard-to-reach locations in an efficient and workmanship-like manner.
- Fills out work orders, requisitions, inspection reports, time distribution material usage, etc., and performs other clerical duties necessary to maintain proper records relative to the work performed.
- Assists with inspections on machinery and equipment while in operation, diagnosing faulty operation.
- Periodically inspects and makes necessary adjustments or repairs to plant fire protection system, including alarms and auxiliary devices.
- Uses hand and power tools of all kinds, as well as a variety of measuring and testing instruments.
- Adheres to all NFPA 70E requirements including CPR certification (specific only to Electricians).
Requirements
To be considered for this role, candidates must have:
- Knowledge in PLC and drive configuration.
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally with a variety of individuals.
- Physical ability to perform essential job functions.
Qualifications
Apprentices must attend all scheduled classes at the time offered by HCC. If Apprentices must attend classes during their normal work schedule, they will be paid for the time missed in 4-, 8-, or 12-hour intervals. Classes Required For Completion Include:
- AE100 - AC/DC Circuits
- AE105 - Industrial Wiring
- ME110 - Fundamentals of Motor Controls
- AS152 - Data Communications
- AE150 - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
- AE155 - Electrical Maintenance
- AE200 - Variable Frequency Drives and Electric Motors
- AE202 - Actuator/Sensor Systems
- AE205 - Intermediate Programmable Logic Controllers
- AE250 - Distributed/Integrated Control Systems
- AE252 - Control Systems Development
- AE255 - Industrial Robotics
- AE101 - Digital Multimeter Principles
- AE210 - Industrial HMI Design & Integration
Skills
Preferred skills include:
- Knowledge of Ethernet networking.
Benefits
Starting rate: $33.77
Shift: Monday – Friday 7 AM to 3:30 PM with adjustments as work requires
Vacation Benefits: Employees earn 8 hours of vacation per month beginning the 1st day of the month after hire, to a maximum of 80 hours in the first year
Medical Benefits: Coverage starts on the 1st day of the month after employment begins
Excellent medical benefits
Paid vacation
Paid sick and parental leave
Basic life Insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Business travel accident coverage
Supplemental life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs
Drug-free workplace and pre-employment substance abuse testing
Pay
$33.77 per hour
Schedule
Monday – Friday 7 AM to 3:30 PM with adjustments as work requires