Apprentice Electrician

OVERVIEW:          

An Apprentice Electrician participates in commercial electrical construction and follows direction from Journeymen. 

Why Encore? Competitive pay, great team with opportunity to grow, in-house training, paid apprenticeship schooling, steady work, full benefits, & consistent hours!

General Responsibilities

• Works with a commitment to safety
• Upholds the core values of Encore Electric
• Acts as a professional and uses basic work ethics
• Comes to work on time every day with appropriate attire and tools
• Keeps work area clean
• Installs quality work in a neat and workmanship like manner
• Treats tools with respect
• Works on ladders, lifts, and elevated platforms
• Identifies electrical parts and components
• Digs trenches as needed
• Keeps up with changing technology
• Keeps up with the national electrical code
• Wears tools at all required times

Specific Responsibilities

• Tracking of Apprenticeship Paperwork including hours and reviews
• Take responsibility for their education through the apprenticeship program.  This includes:
• Homework
• Tests
• Quizzes
• Keeping up with changing technology
• Keeping up with the national electrical code
• Responsible for communications including tell back procedure
• Uses electrical formulas to figure out pipe fill, device and panel size, and disconnect
• Lays out and organizes assigned tasks to first and second year apprentices
• By the end of the third year, the employee should be proficient at planning materials and tools needed to complete the job
• Reads and understands basic blueprints
• Handles material required for the job
• Installs raceways, pulls wire, and mounts equipment
• Assembles and installs small to large electrical parts and pieces
• Trims outlets, recessed cans and other repetitive finish work
• Performs duties as assigned by lead people

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Skill in

• Adapting to new and changing requirements, environments, and/or information.
• Estimating resources needed to complete required tasks
• Managing complex tasks, breaking them down to their component levels
• Effective written and oral communication sufficient to be able to elicit and communicate information and achieve understanding
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with customers, vendors, consultants,  management, and employees
• Operating a computer
• Organizing work to accomplish tasks
• Reading , writing and math
• Prioritizing and reporting to meet job needs
• Problem solving
• Tracking numbers and bits of data relevant to the work assignment
• Working with schedules

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Driving
• Sitting
• Climbing
• Lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
• Standing
• Stooping
• Vision acuity (near and far)
• Walking

Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent, degree in related field is preferred, 2 years of experience for 3^rd Year Apprentice, 3 years of experience for 4^th Year Apprentice.

Benefits:

• Encore Electric provides excellent benefits for our employees, including: medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, and life insurance, employee-matched 401(k), paid time off (PTO), an employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice.
• Encore also provides a generous employee referral program, and access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore’s in house training program.
• This position is eligible for a job site incentive.

Applications will close for this position on September 1, 2026 or when role is filled. 

For information regarding this position, please contact recruiting@encoreelectric.com

To request an accommodation during the application process, please contact HR@EncoreElectric.com.

Encore Electric, Inc. is an EOE, including disability/vets.