MWR Electrician

Summary

This position is located in the Maintenance Division of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department in the Navy Region Southwest. The incumbent is responsible for the installation, modification, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and testing of new and existing electrical lines, circuits systems, fixtures, controls and equipment.

Duties

Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, troubleshoots, tests and loads new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, associated fixtures, controls and equipment as a skilled journeyman level. Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, replacement, type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines and lighting, circuits, systems, equipment and controls. Determines and places distribution panels, junction boxes, fittings, and connections and installs wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices. Plans and lays out work, tracing hard-to-locate defects or problems, and completing repairs and installations with little or no technical advice. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Experience that demonstrates a journeyman level knowledge of the operation and installation of a variety of complete electrical systems and equipment, such as series, parallel, and compound circuits for single and multiple phase alternating current of varying voltage, amperage, and frequency; wiring systems in industrial complexes and buildings; and power or regulating and control circuits and distribution panels to machinery, control equipment, computers, and other electrical equipment. Ability to interpret and apply plan specifications, blueprints, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams. Must have knowledge of the National Electrical Code.

Education

This position is not in a positive education series.