Startup Technician II

Job Description

Job Description

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we are an  employee owned company placing our employees first, knowing that highly trained, skilled, and compensated workforce can better serve our customers, our families and our communities.  We’ve built a reputation for delivering quality and professional commercial electrical services with safety as a top priority.  In addition, we place a strong emphasis on our employees, and it starts with hiring the best and brightest talent in the industry!

Check out Tri-M’s comprehensive benefit list below the job description!

Job Requirements
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization

Summary Description

Under the direction of the startup manager or project manager, performs tasks required to prepare building automation systems hardware and software for function and acceptance testing.  Provides 24-hour hardware service availability for non-commissioned systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M employment policies and procedures including standards of conduct and appearance to reflect positively on the Company.
• Provides 24/hours/day, 7/days/week hardware and software service availability on both commissioned and non-commissioned systems through participation in on-call rotation. 
• Tests building automation systems for proper hardware/software operation prior to customer acceptance.
• Assists with control functions.
• Completes all necessary paperwork including checkout sheets, job journals, material requisitions, material repair forms and timesheets.
• Reads and interprets schematics, BAS diagrams and blueprints
• Retro-fits existing control systems to new BAS controls with minimal assistance.
• Assists with start-up testing of motor control systems and variable speed drives.
• Troubleshoots new systems installation related problems.
• Safeguards and maintains Tri-M equipment, material, tools, and vehicles.
• Assists higher level technicians on field service calls.

Job Qualifications

Skills/Educational Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years field experience with electrical/mechanical systems installation or 2-year electrical/mechanical degree.
• Proficient in Startup Technician I duties and knowledge.

• Good work ethic, self-starter with good attention to details.
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Above average math/logic skills.
• Good customer relations skills.
• Intermediate level computer literacy including word processing, data entry, and processing emails.
• Confident and decisive with ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to successfully complete company required training.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from the assigned work location/office.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Must purchase company required personal tools (see attached list) and maintain in good condition.
• Ability and willingness to drive company vehicles as needed.
• Ability and willingness to travel regionally to jobsites as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Working 40 plus hours/week, scheduled in 8 to 10 hour shifts.  Working overtime as needed.
• Standing and climbing 4 to 6 hours/day.
• Kneeling, lifting, reaching above shoulders, and bending (90&degree;) 4 to 5 hours/day.
• Twisting (180&degree;) and walking 2 to 3 hours/day.
• Squatting and sitting 1 to 2 hours/day.
• Lifting weights of 0 to 100 lbs. at the following frequencies:  continuous lifting of 10 to 35 lbs.; frequent lifting of 35 to 50 lbs.; occasional lifting of 50 to 100 lbs.; sizes & shapes of objects vary from concrete blocks to cylinders to 20' lengths of conduit; average carry requirements, 60 lbs. for 40'.
• Ability to lift from floor to above shoulder.
• Repetitive use of hands includes: continuous grasping up to 50 lbs.; frequent pushing and pulling of 50 to 75 lbs.; and fine motor coordination for receptacle installation and wire terminations.
• Repetitive use of feet is required for operating conduit benders and vertical climbing.
• Vision adequate for blueprint reading and color coding for wire identification.
• Balance adequate for continuous climbing of ladders, scaffolds, and lifts.
• Environmental factors include working in:  temperature extremes of 0&degree;F to 100&degree;F; up to 8 hours inside or outside; atmospheric exposure to dust, gases, fumes, odors; and poor ventilation in confined spaces.
• Special hazards include exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and explosive hazards.
• Personal protective equipment includes use of hardhat, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, and gloves.  Equipment on an "as needed" basis may include lanyards, safety harness, face mask, respirator, hearing protection and Nomex suit.
  

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we offer:

• Fair and competitive pay
• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Vision and Dental Insurance
• HRA Spending Account
• Employer-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Seven Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Sick Leave
• 401k Retirement Program with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• And much more!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Notice to third parties: Please note that The Tri-M Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of The Tri-M Group, LLC.