What are the responsibilities and job description for the Switchgear Technician position at Flexicrew Technical Services?
This position is responsible for assignments repairing a wide variety of padmounted and metal enclosed switchgear at our facility in Commerce City, CO or at a customer site.
- Experienced to follow safety guidelines for task in factory and in field
- Complete the work order instructions as assigned and on time, document parts and labor time.
- Analytical skills to complete electrical equipment inspections (internal and external) and document defects.
- Disassemble used and surplus medium-voltage switchgear for inspection, refurbishment, and customization.
- Clean, repair, and refurbish switchgear compartments, structures, mechanisms, and electrical components.
- Inspect equipment for damage, wear, corrosion, contamination, and missing parts.
- Reassembling switchgear to engineered specifications and customer requirements.
- Modify and customize pad-mounted and metal-enclosed switchgear layouts and configurations.
- Install, fabricate, and fit copper and aluminum busbar systems.
- Install and wire current transformers (CTs), potential transformers (PTs), control components, relays, and metering equipment.
- Install and replace medium-voltage fuses, fuse mountings, load-interrupter switches, circuit breakers, and associated hardware.
- Ability to perform electrical testing on switchgear, VFIs and relays is a huge plus
- Safely utilize industrial equipment like forklifts following capacity and load limits.
- Ability to work in harsh climates like heat or cold including outdoors.
- Ability to drive company truck – Valid Drivers License
- Up to 25% travel (Negotiable) using company truck, $80 per diem, gas/hotel paid for by company credit card
Requirements
- HS Diploma/GED, required.
- Experience in refurbishing padmounted or metal enclosed switchgear & buss bar installation
- 2 years of previous shop/manufacturing experience.
- Communication skills sufficient to work effectively with internal and external customers
- Basic knowledge of electrical equipment, hand tools, power tools.
- First Aid/CPR, AED, OSHA 10 training preferred.
- Complete background check, Wonderlic assessment, workers compensation history check & drug test
Benefits
- Company health and dental insurance, 401K, 2 weeks of sick time 2 weeks of vacation time, off on all federal holidays,
Salary : $80