Electrician Apprentice

As a Electrician Apprentice, you will play a critical role in wiring, installing, troubleshooting, and testing instruments and PLCs.

A Typical Day at Prime Controls

• Working from diagrams and schematics, wires instruments to prepare the site for automation system design and programming.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit.
• Installs tubing for instruments.
• Pulls wiring through conduit and labels appropriately.
• Connects wiring to controllers and instruments.
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as (ohm, volt, amp) meter, voltmeter, amp meter and/or multimeter.
• Mounts instruments and PLCs in panels using a variety of hand tools.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• Travel may be required depending on the project.
• Standard tools used include hand tools, power tools (saws, drills), machinery (conduit cutters), multimeters, tubing bender and cutters.

What You Will Bring

The Basic

• Previous experience with tools and equipment such as a Sawzall, drills, etc.
• Previous experience running conduit such as EMT and Rigid
• Previous experience with conduit benders
• Previous experience with installing enclosures

The Preferred

• Previous experience with installing stainless steel pneumatic tubing
• Previous experience with cable tray
• Previous experience with terminations
• Previous experience with material/manpower takeoffs