Electrical Quality Technician

Job Description

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Electrical Quality Technician  to support our QAQC team in Reno, Nevada  and other various project sites .  As an Electrical Quality Technician , you will play an essential role in ensuring our installations comply with National and City codes, and customer design specifications. 

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of the electrical project scope, quality requirements, quality plan, and quality documents pertaining to the assigned scope of work including applicable codes and standards.
• Coordinate with operations to schedule and perform quality inspections and tests to maintain production goals.
• Prepare inspection/test reports and maintain the quality files related to area of responsibility.
• Verify inspection and test compliance with applicable contract documents, codes, and standards.
• Correctly interpret and utilize codes and industry standards to determine compliance of the work.
• Assist the project team with completion of required test documentation.
• Organize quality documents and store per the company and project document management procedures.
• Identify, report, and correct nonconforming work in accordance with the company quality standards and the Project Quality Plan.
• Perform receiving inspection of permanent materials and plant equipment for project requirements as needed.
• Be involved in and provide quality input to task planning meetings.
• Examine/inspect field conditions and identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost saving measures that arise or that may be encountered. Take corrective actions as needed.
• Identify safety hazards you or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective actions to eliminate or minimize hazards.
• Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (i.e. back-up alarms, smell of smoke, different colored warning tags, warning sirens)
• Understand and implement lockout/tagout procedures in safe manner.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in the industrial electrical industry.
• Experience maintaining effective communications (both orally and written) with supervisor, coworkers, and the project management team.
• Experience developing strong working relationship with supervisor, coworkers, and the project management team.
• Electrical code and standards knowledge
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Must be a self-starter, be organized, and have good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lift up to fifty pounds, unassisted, as required.
• Ability to work from various heights via ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and other safe work platforms and area when necessary.
• Able to work a 40-hour work week, with overtime and off-hour shifts as required.
• Ability for stand for long periods of time in one place.
• Ability to walk jobsites throughout the day.
• Able to work in extreme weather conditions and elements, indoor or outdoor, including heat, cold, rain, mud, dust, and snow depending on the job location.

Education/Certifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Trade Certificate or college degree in education preferred or equivalent experience in construction training and development.

Safety Level
This is a safety sensitive position, and all applicable policies including drug test and background check will apply.

• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent standing, walking, kneeling, bending, squatting, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, and crawling.
• Visual and hearing acuity required.
• Physically fit for heavy industrial construction work
• Ability to work overtime, nights, and weekends as required
• Ability to understand verbal instructions in English and communicate effectively with supervisors and coworkers.
• Work performed in fabrication shops, industrial construction sites, and offshore facilities.
• Exposure to varying weather conditions, loud noise, moving mechanical parts, electrical energy, fabrication equipment, chemicals, and airborne particles.
• May be required to work in confined spaces and at heights exceeding 200 feet while wearing full-body harness and required PPE.
• Assignments may involve multiple or unanticipated worksites.