TITLE 5 HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICIAN (MI 127th CES)

High Voltage Electrician

This position is located at one of the following locations, 102d Civil Engineering Squadron, Otis ANGB Massachusetts or 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Selfridge ANGB Michigan. This is a Title 5 Air National Guard (ANG) Employee position description. The purpose of this position is to serve as a High Voltage Electrician to install, modify, test, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electric power controlling equipment and/or distribution lines. Installs, modifies, tests, repairs, and maintains transformers, converters, regulators, cables, switches, circuit breakers, mechanical and electronic systems, and other circuit elements found in substations. Adjusts relays and control equipment to obtain specified voltage, current, time delay, and other characteristics for appropriate holding, tripping, or other operational functions. Installs, modifies, connects, inspects, and repairs overhead and underground electrical distribution lines. Services lines, breakers, disconnect switches, transformers, insulators, grounding systems, fuses, poles (metal and wood), relays, meters, lightning arresters, cathodic protection systems, traffic lights, street and floodlight systems, airfield lighting systems, and power supplies. Strings wires and hoists conductors up to the cross arms. Troubleshoots distribution circuits and generating and controlling equipment. Makes emergency repairs and substitutions of power lines and equipment, sometimes working on distribution systems when they are energized. Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Frequently works on high voltage electrical systems when they are "hot," using necessary safety equipment, methods, and precautions. The above duty description doesn't contain all details of the official position description.