Apprentice Electrician

Minnkota Power is seeking applicants for an Apprentice Electricianlocated at their headquarters in Grand Forks, ND.

Job responsibilities include:

• Working under the direction of a heavy crew foreman, senior electrician or electrician
• Assembling, installing, and maintaining switch tower and substation steel
• Installing and maintaining buss work, switch arresters, and associated insulation in both an energized and de-energized condition
• Wiring and troubleshooting relay and control panels
• Doing commercial wiring
• Reading substation meters
• Installing and maintaining station battery bank, chargers, invertors, and convertors.
• Maintaining HVAC systems in a variety of shops, offices, and control houses.
• Installing, testing, and maintaining (including rebuilding) circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers and voltage regulators
• Filter and degas insulation oil and maintains equipment for same
• Takes oil and gas samples and perform analysis on each
• Maintains a variety of motors, generators, and power and hand tools
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion
• Maintains record of activities as required by employer or regulatory authorities
• Qualified applicants must be able to:
• Work under close supervision.
• Operate and work from a variety of utility lift devices such as: ladders, scaffolds, fork lifts and bucket trucks
• Operate a computer
• Comply with all applicable safe work practices and rules set forth by the company, state and federal regulatory agencies
• Travel overnight when required

Employees in this role may work nights and weekends as necessary and some overnight travel from home base is required.

The above description is not meant to be all-inclusive as it relates to duties or responsibilities, but contains the major tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Individual must have completed a two-year degree in electrical technology (or similar program) OR have equivalent experience
• Must have, or be able to, obtain and maintain a Class A driver's license.
• Must be able to read, write, and understand instruction manuals and blueprints
• Must be able to work in all types of weather due to emergency responses in inclement weather.
• Must be able to undertake strenuous physical activity and meet the physical and mental requirements of the job

Education

• Associates or better in Electronics Technology or related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)