Electrician - Southern Divisions

About the role

The H&K Group, Inc. is looking for an ambitious and hard-working electrician for our Southern Divisions. The electrician installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment. The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value.

Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors, and programmable controllers
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, electronic components, and lighting fixtures
• Tests malfunctioning machinery and discusses malfunction with other maintenance workers, such as Maintenance Machine Repairer and Maintenance Tool Maker, to diagnose malfunction
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors, and positions sensing devices
• Plans layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus
• Drive between locations to complete responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited two-year college or technical school in a relevant electrical field OR six months related electrical experience and/or training
• Consideration may be given for equivalent combination of education and experience
• Driver’s License
• Clean driving record
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Read and interpret documents including safety rules, operating, maintenance, and procedure manuals
• Routine reports and correspondence
• Knowledge of database software, internet software, and order processing systems
• Technical electrical skills and learning agility
• Problem solving
• Teamwork
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• One year related electrical experience and/or training
• Experience in manufacturing plants, especially asphalt or concrete
• Experience in surface mining
• Experience with heavy civil and/or road construction
• OSHA, MSHA, or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.