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ELECTRICIAN, (CERT/LIC)
Job Title: ELECTRICIAN, (CERT/LIC)
Job Code: 4222
FLSA: N
Job Level: E1
Revised Date: 09/11/2023
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
Construct, install, modify, maintain and repair electrical appliances, systems, facilities, and related electronic controls and devices in accordance with blueprints, specifications, established practices and pertinent state and local electrical codes; make work assignments; review work of lower level employees; assist in training new personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Layout, assemble and install wiring in University buildings in accordance with blueprints, specifications, established practices and pertinent state and local electrical codes.
Install, maintain and repair electrical appliances and equipment such as ranges, ovens, incubators, autoclaves, centrifuges, washers, dryers, lamson systems, microfilm machines, compressors, generators, pumps, lighting equipment, carrier systems, timing devices, steam and electric heating units, exhaust systems, smoke detectors, fire alarms, clock and bell systems, electrical surgical units, hypothermal units, humidifiers, suction machines, electrical beds, thermostats, and electrical systems of furnaces and boilers. Diagnose and correct electrical systems and equipment malfunctions; test, adjust, sequence, synchronize and align such systems and equipment as AC and DC power supplies, main power control panels, motors, generators, circuit breakers and relay panels.
Determine methods and sequence of operations required to locate, design, install, test, repair, and modify electrical systems and equipment by interpreting blueprints, wiring and schematic diagrams and following technical, verbal or written instructions. Follow a predetermined schedule of preventive maintenance. Make work assignments; review work of lower level employees; assist in training new personnel.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires educational background normally equivalent to high school with course work in skilled crafts or trades training in electrical systems, schematics and relevant national, state and local codes.
Work requires North Carolina electrician's licensure or certification
Experience
Work requires 4 years of experience in working with basic schematics and drawings, bending and installing conduits, and the construction, installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems, equipment and fixtures.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
WORK WITH BLUEPRINTS
WORK WITH SCHEMATICS
ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE
ELECTRICAL REPAIR
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
