Issued:	07/23/00	Classification Code # 73469
Supersedes:	02/25/74	FLSA EA

TITLE:

APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN

GRADE:

A7

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

To perform as an apprentice complex electrical work in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, fixtures and wiring.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform the following duties as an apprentice: Fabricate and install control and distribution apparatus, including switches, relays and circuit-breaker panels, fastening them in place with screws or bolts. Connect wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using handtools. Cut, thread, bind and route conduit lines, and pull wire through conduit by means of fish tape. Dismantle and repair equipment, replacing defective wires, motor brushes, condensers and burned out fuses. Test continuity of electrical circuits in installed or repaired equipment, using electrical measuring instruments. Analyze malfunctions of electrical equipment, using ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter, drawings and visual inspection. Perform preventive maintenance activities, including periodic visual inspections, taping frayed or exposed wires and securing loose connections. Cut or bore through walls, ceilings or partition. Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, circuit diagrams and job specifications. Prepare records and service reports of materials and time expended. Install and operate public address equipment and temporary lines for electrical services.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from a designated official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.