Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Function
This position maintains, upgrades, and troubleshoots plant electrical problems.
Summary
Work involves performing maintenance, upgrades, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical components and equipment that pertain to the City's water treatment processes, structures, and assets; repairing, maintaining, or replacing electrical equipment/components (breakers, starters, transformers); maintaining, connecting, and disconnecting electrical motors up to 480v; inspecting electrical instrumentation and performing minor repairs. This position determines health life of critical electrical equipment and instruments and provides solutions to pending and/or post electrical component failures.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintains the electrical aspects of equipment critical to operations
• Conducts preventative maintenance activities by inspecting motors, pumps, fans, and electrical distribution equipment regularly; cleaning, checking, and tightening connections in electrical equipment; and using a thermal testing device, and vibration monitor.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses electrical malfunctions.
• Repairs, maintains, or replaces electrical equipment and/or components such as breakers, starters, transformers, small motors up to 5hp.
• Analyzes the mechanical and electrical condition of motors.
• Installs and/or replaces conductors as necessary.
• Must be able to properly install various forms of conduit, such as PVC-Coated, Rigid Galvanized Conduit, Rigid Aluminum Conduit, PVC-Schedule 40
• Disconnects electrical connections on electrical equipment as necessary for maintenance, repair, replacement.
• Maintains facility lighting.
• Maintains UPS batteries, changing as required
• Makes additions, extensions, and or alterations in electrical systems by modifying wiring and hardware as directed by supervisor.
• Inspects electrical instrumentation (for example, PowerLogic, SEL power meters & relays and analog current and voltage meters associated with our equipment) and performs minor repairs
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of electrical circuits, and ability to read electrical schematics and electrical construction diagrams.
• Knowledge of electrical repair tools and devices.
• Knowledge of electronic instrumentation.
• Skill in using electrical repair tools and devices.
• Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.
Preferred Qualification
• Desires a valid journeyman’s card/license for Mecklenburg County or a state electrical contractor’s license.
Minimum Qualifications
• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Technical school education or associate degree in electrical field from an accredited school.
• Five (5) years of related work experience.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
• Requires valid driver’s license.
• Desires a valid journeyman’s card/license for Mecklenburg County or a state electrical contractor’s license.
Physical Requirements:
This position requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. This position requires the physical abilities of: balancing, climbing, crouching, feeling, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity in data/color/observations/equipment/inspections, and walking.
Work Environment:
Work is performed in an environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands. Requires working on-call as scheduled.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.
The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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