Electrician

Posting Number

S14705P

Electrician

FMD-O&M-Electric Shop

External

TRS

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. On occasion, employee may be required to perform duties after hours (evenings and weekends) due to emergency situations or planned work.

$42,000 or Commensurate with Experience

03/16/2026

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment, and maintain eligibility during the appointment.

Athens Area

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Electrician II

Non-Exempt

1.00

High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related experience.

This is skilled technical work involving operating, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing building electrical systems and components, including electrical components in other building systems (HVAC, communications, security, plumbing, lighting, etc.) due to new construction or renovations.

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical circuits.
• Ability to understand electric circuit diagrams, blueprints, and equipment manuals and use them to troubleshoot system problems, make repairs, and install new components.
• Ability to use electric diagnostic test equipment and tools of the electrical trade.
• Ability to understand and apply standard trade practices in performing work.

• Standard requirements of the trade: walking, standing, climbing stairs, stooping, crawling, working with hands above head, working from a standard and/or extended ladder and scaffold, lifting up to 75 lbs.
• Most work is performed inside a building.

• Repair or replace building electrical system components (35%)
• Troubleshoot problems with building electrical systems and related components (30%)
• Install components and associated wiring to the building electrical system to expand capability of existing system or for building renovations (20%)
• Prepare work-related documents (work orders, vouchers, reports, purchase requests, etc.) and interact with customers via phone and in person to coordinate work (10%)
• Other duties assigned by supervisor (5%)

Recruitment Contact:
Lisa Johnson
lisawc