ELECTRICIAN

 DEFINITION:          
 
 Under direction, performs the work involved in the installation, 
 inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical 
 equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits; does related 
 work as required.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Inspects and repairs electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances,
 motors, generators, pumps, power circuits, and controllers 
 of machines and elevators.

 Installs, maintains, inspects, repairs, and services high and 
 low tension power and light feeders, generating and control 
 equipment, relays, transformers, motors, pumps, switches, 
 outlets, signal systems, and other electrical wiring, cables, 
 fixtures, and appliances of varied types.

 Oils, greases, and maintains in good working order electrical
 fixtures, appliances, and other equipment and replaces worn 
 parts.

 Uses various types of test equipment such as ammeters, 
 voltmeters, and ohmmeters.

 Makes emergency electrical repairs, trouble shoots 
 malfunctions and breakdowns; inspects work in progress 
 and completed work for defects, fire hazards or other 
 unsafe conditions.

 Works from electrical schematics, plans, and specifications 
 in accordance with established procedures.

 Requisitions, stores, safeguards, and properly uses electrical
 equipment, materials, and supplies.

 Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative 
 reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

 Maintains essential records and files. 

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic 
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by 
 the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 EXPERIENCE:

 Three (3) years of experience in work involving the installation, 
 inspection, repair, servicing, and maintenance of electrical 
 equipment, appliances, machinery, and circuits.

 NOTE:  Applicants who do not possess the required experience 
 may substitute a current valid Electrical Contractor License 
 issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs for 
 the required experience. 

 NOTE:  Appointees may be required to pass a  colorblindness test.

 LICENSE:

 NOTE: Appointees may be required to possess a current, valid 
 Electrical Contractor license, issued by the New Jersey Division 
 of Consumer Affairs. The responsibility for verification of licensure 
 rests with the Appointing Authority. 

 Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
 in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
 employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties 
 of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of the equipment and techniques involved in 
 installing, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining cables, wiring,
 motors generators, pumps, refrigerators, radios, sound equipment,
 switchboards, oil machinery, and circuits.

 Knowledge of the challenges generally encountered in the 
 performance of electrical work.

 Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and diagrams.

 Ability to analyze problems involving electrical installation, 
 inspection, maintenance, and repair work, and develop 
 effective work methods.

 Ability to install, inspect, repair, and maintain cables, wiring, 
 motor, generators, pumps, refrigerators, radios, sound 
 equipment, oil burners, and other types of electrical equipment, 
 appliances, fixtures, machinery, and circuits under varying 
 circumstances.

 Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written 
 directions.

 Ability to order, store, safeguard, and properly use equipment, 
 materials and supplies.

 Ability to observe the required safety precautions.

 Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and
 informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and
 recommendations.

Ability to maintain essential records and files. 

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or 
 manual recording and information systems used by the 
 agency, office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate 
 in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.  
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered 
 as acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as 
 long as they can perform essential functions of the job with 
 or without reasonable accommodation.  If the accommodation 
 cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue 
 hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
01706
L
C
  
N/A
12
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This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 5/24/2018