Low Voltage Technician

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Functions:

The duties, tasks, and functions listed below combine to help define this position within the Company but should not be interpreted as exhaustive of all responsibilities the position may require.  This position does not entail supervisory responsibilities.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, tasks, and functions. 

• Assemble, install, maintain, test, and repair advanced audio, TV, video, surveillance, automation, and networked systems in primarily residential spaces.
• Adhere to all Company safety policies and procedures.
• Plan layout and installation of home automation systems, based on job specifications and local codes.
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.
• Advise management on issues that arise in installation and configuration processes of home automation systems.
• Drive Company vehicle as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the above-listed duties, tasks, and functions.

• Minimum of 1 years of low voltage and/or electrical experience or equivalent.
• Familiarity with electrical systems, tools, equipment, codes, and safety procedures are required.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• The ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and written.
• Valid US issued Driver's License.
• A US Driving Record that passes the Company’s insurance carrier’s approval requirements to drive for the Company.
• Ability to read and write in English proficiently, including interpreting documents, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in English in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write simple correspondence. 
• Ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential physical demands of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds independently, regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds independently, and regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently. 

The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to smell.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, tasks, and functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary : $36,432 - $54,647