Canton Maintenance Electrician

Rate of Pay

• Step 1: $24.99
• Step 2: $25.87
• Step 3: $28.61
• Step 4: $30.23
• Step 5: $31.95

Employment with the City of Canton comes with an array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, sick time, and personal holidays.

Applicants must apply at  Applicants MUST submit a valid photo  with their application.

This is an open examination. To be eligible for this examination all applicants must be a U.S. citizen or have a permanent residence card. Applicants must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D and be at least 18 years of age.

An employee in this classification performs routine and preventative maintenance and repair of all types of electrical equipment and controls.

Responsible for the proper functioning of all electrical equipment. Physical mobility required for walking, bending, climbing, and stooping to inspect electrical equipment throughout the facilities and for lifting tools, work materials, and motor starting equipment. Inspects electrical equipment throughout the facilities.

• Checks motors for proper electrical loading
• Determines circuit amperage
• Cleans, adjusts, and repairs motor starting equipment
• Wires new equipment
• Provides temporary wiring for movable equipment
• Cleans motors
• Maintains high voltage switchgears and transformers
• Assists contractors for proper installation
• Repairs and/or replaces circuit breakers from 12 V to 600 V
• Works with 12,000 V power fuses
• Installs new lighting fixtures and repairs existing equipment
• Other related duties, consistent with and similar in nature to the above examples, may also be required

Thorough knowledge of electricity, motors, motor controls, high pressure sodium, mercury vapor, fluorescent, incandescent lighting, and the National Electric Code. Ability to interpret wiring diagrams from vendors and engineers, diagnose electrical problems, and make necessary corrections.

High school or GED, completion of electrical training at a technical school; and a minimum of five years of related and relevant experience; or any combination of knowledge, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge and skills.

Waste Water Treatment incentive pay shall be paid to employee(s) in this classification provided the employee possesses a Class I, II, or III Certificate as issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and is an employee of the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).

Should ten or fewer qualified applications be received, an examination may not be required unless testing is needed to merge applicants onto an existing list. Names will be placed on an eligibility list in accordance with their application filing date.

Should more than ten qualified applicants register for this examination, those applicants will be notified of the format, location, date, and time of the examination.

Repeating an Exam:

Per OAC Rule 123: 1‑9‑01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take an examination for the same classification within FOUR MONTHS from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination is given, or unless other standards are specific in the examination announcement.

Rating:
Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year.

All applicants should receive an email from confirming that their application was received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs to confirm that your application went through.

As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who has been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the…