Electrical Technician I

Electrical Technician I

Intermountain Electronics (IE) delivers dependable and effective critical power and process infrastructure and mission critical systems to virtually every industrial sector in North America. We provide custom-engineered, packaged equipment to industrial markets. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, automating and testing power distribution equipment for OEM, mission critical, oil and gas and mining industries. Reporting directly to the Final Assembly Supervisor, we are currently seeking an Electrical Technician I for our Day Shift to be based at our Denver (Commerce City) facility.

You will love the challenge, interesting and varied work, and endless opportunities, but most importantly you will love working with a team of fun loving, driven, and generous go getters that take deep personal pride in being part of a family that is building the infrastructure that powers the world. To learn more about our company and our cutting-edge products, visit ie-corp.com.

Position Summary: Electrical Technician I's are responsible for wiring PC boards, controls, switches, and various other electrical assemblies from schematics, layout diagrams, and written specifications.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 6am- 2:30pm

Essential Functions: Other duties may be assigned

Technical

• Identify and properly wire general utility circuits and their components including but not limited to exit lights, GFCI's, internal and external lighting fixtures, receptacles, and switches.
• Layout, bend, and install EMT and rigid conduit according to NEC code.
• Identify wire and cable to be used in installations based on prints and diagrams.
• Safely pull and run cable and wire, adhering to conduit or cable tray fill requirements.
• Properly terminate a variety of wire and cable in panels, circuits, and various electrical components including switchgear, UPSs, transformers, circuit breakers, relays, terminal blocks, VFDs, etc.
• Layout and mount a variety of electrical components and fixtures according to mechanical drawings and code requirements.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose causes of electrical or mechanical malfunction or failure and make necessary repairs, adjustments, or changes, ensuring these changes are relayed to proper channels for drawing redlines and updates.

Electrical Theory and Code

• Understand, interpret, and follow current NEC code, MSHA code, and other codes as necessary to install electrical circuits, electrical components, and proper grounding and bonding infrastructure.
• Read and interpret a variety of mechanical and electrical prints including single line and three-line wire diagrams, control schematics, and cable schedules.
• Use a strong foundation in electrical theory to problem-solve and troubleshoot electrical issues or failures.
• Consult job travelers to find required information for the project including prints, torque sheets, bills of materials, and any other pertinent special customer requirements.

Tools and Equipment

• Safely operates and properly uses – wire strippers, crimpers, drills, utility knife, conduit benders, reciprocating saws and other hand and power tools as required.
• Read and use Multimeters, Volt-Ohm meters, Hi-pot equipment.
• Use overhead crane, forklift, hoists, to assist in electrical assembly and moving materials/projects
• Properly care for and maintain tools in good operating condition; ensure tools and equipment is properly stored at the end of each shift.

Other Essential Duties

• Maintains regular and consistent job attendance, comes to work on time.
• Follows and complies with IE Core Values
• Follow and comply with IE safety program including cardinal safety rules.
• Must maintain a safe and clean work area at all times

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 0-2,000 hours of on-the-job electrician experience
• Passes IE Electrical Technician 1 Competency Test with a score of 75% or higher
• Ability to read, interpret, understand electrical schematics/ drawings and specification charts and make direct application to project set up and final product. Must be able to read, and understand production reports related to quality, and quantity.
• Must be able to write NCR's and comply with safety rules. Must be able to establish productive and effective communication ties and relationships with co-workers, supervisors, customers, and staff.
• Ability to compute electrical calculations – ohms, resistance, voltage, fusing capacity, etc.
• Must be able to accurately follow schematics and electrical drawings and wire match such.
• Ability to understand and know company operation costs and production costs and production overrun costs.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to analyze and understand project plan documents and specifications and successfully resolve practical problems and they may occur.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be able to use computer to log in time and job hours.

Must possess valid OSHA forklift and Overhead Crane certification or ability to obtain such.

• Must comply with and follow all IE safety programs, policies and procedures.
• Must operate and perform job duties in a safe manner. Must be able to operate/work safely around machinery/moving equipment.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Peripheral vision, Color Vision, Depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. Must be able to perform frequent heavy lifting and continual bending and standing on a concrete floor.

Work Schedule: Must be able to work a 40-hour work week and additional time as required.

Disclaimer: An offer of employment with Intermountain Electronics is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Intermountain Electronics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer