Electrician

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r**Electrician**

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r**Category:** Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

r**Department:** FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - BUILDING MAINTENANCE

r**Locations:** Macomb, IL

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RRESPONSIBILITIES

Employees in this class perform work requiring skill in the trade of

electrician.

A(n) Electrician typically -

• installs and maintains electrical systems that operate on
  
  

alternating or direct current circuits, generators, transformers,

and appliances through panels, switches, meters, and circuit

breakers;

• repairs motors and other electrical/electronic controls;
• repairs and maintains electrical switchboards, panels, street
  
  

lights, household appliances, air conditioners, furnaces, public

address systems, and other apparatus utilizing electricity or its

effects;

• installs, repairs, and maintains electrical, electronic, and direct
  
  

digital control systems, fire and security alarm systems, and

associated electrical, electronic, and fiber optic equipment;

• performs record keeping for systems installed or maintained;
• operates equipment used for electrical construction work,
  
  

maintenance work, or electrical repair work;

• may act as lead worker to other electricians, laborers, and others
  
  

as assigned;

• performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

WORK LOCATION: Macomb Campus

APPOINTMENT: (Creating a pool of applicants for permanent and extra help

positions)

HOURLY WAGE: \$44.10 (Prevailing Wage)

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of

State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the

Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits

include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO\'s, OAP\'s, QCHP, and CDHP),

Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death &

Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex

Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement

Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities

Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for

employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off,

Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to

the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits

Homepage

[http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6851219&targetURL=http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/){target="_blank"}.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at

[HR-Benefits@wiu.edu](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6851219&targetURL=mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu)

or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience sufficient to qualify as a journeyman Electrician, with a
  
  

minimum of five (5) years (60 months) of actual work in the trade,

including apprenticeship or vocational training. The trade for this

purpose shall include work normally performed by Electricians i.e.

installing, maintaining, and/or repairing electrical systems,

generators, transformers, motors and other electrical/electronic

controls, electrical switchboard and other apparatus utilizing

electricity, electrical, electronic and direct digital control

systems, fire and alarm systems, and associated electrical,

electronic and fiber optic equipment.

• For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally
  
  

accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or

equivale t from an international accrediting body). The degree must be

conferred at the time of application.*

Additional Information

[About

WIU](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6851219&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/about){target="_blank"}

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding

educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and

well beyond our region and state. WIU\'s traditional residential campus

in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of

the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in

Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad

Cities region.

WIU-Macomb, IL: Western\'s traditional, residential main campus offers a

comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a

doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse

community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of

agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb

serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak

providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in

between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities

International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria

Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the b