Electrician Apprentice

As a Electrician Apprentice, you will play a critical role in wiring, installing, troubleshooting, and testing instruments and PLCs. A Typical Day at Prime Controls Working from diagrams and schematics, wires instruments to prepare the site for automation system design and programming. Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit. Installs tubing for instruments. Pulls wiring through conduit and labels appropriately. Connects wiring to controllers and instruments. Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as (ohm, volt, amp) meter, voltmeter, amp meter and/or multimeter. Mounts instruments and PLCs in panels using a variety of hand tools. Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement. Travel may be required depending on the project. Standard tools used include hand tools, power tools (saws, drills), machinery (conduit cutters), multimeters, tubing bender and cutters. What You Will Bring The Basic Previous experience with tools and equipment such as a Sawzall, drills, etc. Previous experience running conduit such as EMT and Rigid Previous experience with conduit benders Previous experience with installing enclosures The Preferred Previous experience with installing stainless steel pneumatic tubing Previous experience with cable tray Previous experience with terminations Previous experience with material/manpower takeoffs