Assistant Electrical Testing Technician

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we are an employee-owned company placing our employees first, knowing that highly trained, skilled, and compensated workforce can better serve our customers, our families and our communities. We’ve built a reputation for delivering quality and professional commercial electrical services with safety as a top priority. In addition, we place a strong emphasis on our employees, and it starts with hiring the best and brightest talent in the industry!

Check out Tri-M’s comprehensive benefit list below the job description!

• Job Requirements
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization

Summary Description

Under the direction of the Project Manager, Testing Operations Superintendent and/or Foreperson, this person will perform various tests of electrical power equipment and also perform various service tasks to the same equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M safety policies and procedures.

Complies with and ensures compliance with all Tri-M employment policies and procedures including standards of conduct and appearance to reflect positively on the Company.

Adheres to testing and service protocols, including Tri-M/EnerG Test procedures, forms, and check sheets, as well as customer requirements, ANSI/IEEE, NETA procedures and OEM requirements.

Understands and follows proper safety and temporary grounding procedures.

Assists with operating test equipment such as megger, ground grid resistance and DLRO test equipment.

Assists with operating test equipment.

Assists with interpreting test results.

Assists with service tasks related to electrical power equipment, including repair, replacement, refurbishment, and upgrade.

Assists in troubleshooting of electrical power equipment problems and performance issues using appropriate techniques and equipment.

Ensures that quality and productivity meet Company and customer standards.

Travels regionally to job sites as needed.

Safeguards and maintains Tri‑M/EnerG Test equipment and tools.

Begins to understand electrical distribution system drawings.

Assists in the completion of all testing and service forms and check sheets.

Job Qualifications

Skills/Educational Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent or post-secondary technical training.

Minimum of one-year experience in the construction and/or related technical field.

Willingness to be trained and educated on testing and service techniques, protocols, equipment and technical issues.

• •Ability to complete the basic training in fall protection, confined space, LOTO classes,
• and ability to obtain First Aid and CPR cards.

Good mechanical aptitude

Self-motivated with good attention to detail and safety oriented.

Confident, decisive, safety oriented, and self-motivated.

Ability to travel to jobsites, including overnight stays and weekends, as required.

• •Ability and willingness to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends, based
• on project demands and schedules.

• •Maintain a valid driver’s license and ability to meet driving eligibility requirements as
• outlined in Tri-M/EnerG Test Policies.

Physical Requirements

Working at least 40 hours/week, scheduled in 8-to-10-hour shifts

Standing and climbing 4 to 6 hours/day

Kneeling, lifting, reaching above shoulders, and bending 4 to 5 hours/day

Twisting (180° ) and walking 2 to 3 hours/day

Squatting and sitting 1 to 2 hours/day

Lifting weights of 0 to 75 lbs. at the following frequencies: continuous lifting of 10 to 35 lbs.; frequent lifting of 35 to 50 lbs.; occasional lifting of 50 to 75 lbs.; sizes & shapes of objects vary from concrete blocks to cylinders to 10’ lengths of metallic conduit and 20' lengths of PVC conduit; average carry requirements, 60 lbs. for 40'

Ability to lift from floor to above shoulder

Repetitive use of hands includes: continuous grasping up to 50 lbs.; frequent pushing and pulling of 50 to 75 lbs.; and fine motor coordination for equipment adjustments and test set use.

Repetitive use of feet is required for operating heavy equipment, conduit benders and vertical climbing

Vision adequate for blueprint reading and color coding for wire identification

Balance adequate for continuous climbing of ladders, scaffolds, and lifts

Environmental factors include working in: temperature extremes of 0° F to 100° F; up to 8 hours inside or outside; atmospheric exposure to dust, gases, fumes, and odors within the Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL).

Special hazards include exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and potentially explosive hazards

Personal protective equipment includes use of hard hat, safety glasses, protected-toe boots, FR clothing and appropriate gloves for the task. Equipment on an "as needed" basis may include fall protection, dust mask, respirator, hearing protection, arc flash protective gear, and dielectrically insulated gloves and/or sleeves.

Here at The Tri-M Group, LLC we offer:

Fair and competitive pay

Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Vision and Dental Insurance

HRA Spending Account

Employer-paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Seven Paid Holidays

Vacation/Sick/ Personal Leave

401k Retirement Program with Company Match

Employee Assistance Program

Identity Theft Protection

Wellness Programs

And much more!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Notice to third parties: Please note that The Tri-M Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of The Tri-M Group, LLC.