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Electrician

SA Recycling
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026
Job Duties

Including, but not limited to:

  • Install electrical conduit with professional quality installation standards.
  • Install the conduit above and below grade, and attached to steel structure in a multilevel platform.
  • Trouble shoot electrical issues with equipment e.g. motors, fuses, transformers, PLC’s, motor control drives, and demand switches.
  • Repair circuits as needed in a safe and timely manner.
  • Work with all non-live circuits and with “lock out tag out try out” applied.
  • Able to follow procedures in the event of an electrical emergency.
  • Work with other employees in the area working on a different task.
  • Sketch simple diagrams and reads blueprints to determine the location of wiring and equipment to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
  • Safe use of multi-meters, high voltage test equipment, static discharge tools, and other electrical safety tools


Clean up work area at the end of shift

  • Keep work areas neat and orderly
  • Regular attendance and punctuality are essential job functions
  • Organizing materials to have more effective use of space
  • Dispose of various waste materials in the appropriate manner
  • Inspection to ensure cleanup is completed
  • Effective housekeeping in workplace area is an ongoing operation for safety and better hygienic conditions for all team members.


Qualifications

  • Employees in this position prior to April 2014 are presumed to be qualified and are "grandfathered" into their positions.
  • Must pass a medical physical and drug test
  • Must pass a background check
  • Preferred – high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable
  • Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills a plus
  • Ability to: communicate with others effectively; understand direction (written or oral) and use basic math skills as the job demands
  • A thorough understanding of electrical principles, professional installations, safety practices, and industrial electrical troubleshooting
  • An electrical accreditation from an electrical trade school or college or at least journeyman level trade experience
  • Ability to: communicate with others effectively; understand direction written or oral, electrical diagrams (draft plans), and use mathematics as the job


demands

Job Expectations

Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.Alternate Title(s)

  • Operations Electrician HL Hourly
  • Operations Electrician HL Salary
  • Operations Electrician


Physical Requirements

  • Work Environment:


Scrap yard, large equipment metal processing area

  • Equipment & Tools:


Yard equipment, electrical Safety equipment, hand tools, and PPE specialized for electricians

  • Physical Demand Level: Moderate
  • Work Capacity:


Lifting & carrying 35lb loads, bending, kneeling, awkward positions, long periods on feet

  • Sensory Demands:


Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste

  • Hand Movements:


Repetitive motions, gripping, twisting

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