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Electrician II

Mississippi University for Women

Position Justification

Position Information
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Position Title
Electrician II


Unit Name
Facilities Management


Salary Grade
Skilled Crafts & Maintenance


Number of Months
12 months


Full-time or Part-time
Full-Time


Hours per week
40


Proposed Annual Salary, Hourly Rate or One-time payment

Essential Duties

  • Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provides access for future maintenance, and avoids unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
  • Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
  • Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit. Pulls wiring through conduit.
  • Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
  • Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
  • Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
  • Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric range or motor, and installs grounding leads.
  • Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
  • Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
  • Repairs faulty equipment or systems.
  • Performs other reasonable duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience :
  • High school diploma or GED required; some college or technical school coursework and/or practical knowledge required
  • At least 3 years of experience in work described in the essential duties
Other Skills & Abilities:
  • Valid driver's license
  • Perform work efficiently with minimal supervision
  • Knowledge of materials, tools and techniques of the trade
  • Must have ability to respond to emergencies after hours when on call as required

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, lift up to 10 pounds; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell, lift up to 25 pounds; frequently required to talk or hear.

The employee may have exposure to conditions with risk of injury; regularly required to work near moving mechanical parts; occasionally required to work in/exposed to the following: wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, risk or electrical shock, vibration, and moderate noise.

Job Description Summary


Plans layout, installs, and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment.

Hours of Availability

Background Check Statement


Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.

Requisition Detail Information


Requisition Number
FY20740NF


Open Date
07/01/2026


Will this job have a specific close date?
No


Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants
Vacancy posted more than 2 months ago

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