Electrician

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Installations are performed. Wiring of electrical circuits and all other parts of electrical systems throughout the hospital are inspected and repaired as necessary.

Monday-Friday
7:00 AM- 3:30 PM

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to): 
1.    Receives assignments from the electrician manager and performs duties under minimum supervision on routine tasks.  

• Receives specific information concerning tasks and follows instructions and specifics according to prints or diagrams. 

• Completed work orders turned in to secretary by 8:00 a.m. the following day 100% of the time.

2.    Installs electrical equipment, wiring, and machinery; fastens fixtures, switches, and outlet boxes in correct positions, with 95% accuracy.  

• Installs wires and makes connections to complete circuits. Places lighting fixtures, motors, and transformers into place; connects necessary wiring. Inspects and tests electrical wiring, switches, lighting, communication, and other equipment and wiring.  

• Replaces blown fuses, defective sockets, switches, and worn wires, some of which require dismantling and reassembling of machines or equipment.  

• Tests circuits after repairs have been completed to check for correct operation. 

3.    Works with a helper when additional labor is required by the work order. Instructs and trains helper in helper's duties to comply with prescribed safety procedures. 
4.    Reports unusual problems and situations to supervisor for further action. Informs supervisor of incomplete work at the end of each workday.
5.    Leaves work areas in clean, orderly, and safe condition 100% of the time.
6.    Performs other related duties as required or as directed. 
7.    Must be able to be on a 24-hour call back to the hospital and have transportation. 
8.    Works under the direction of the electrician manager.

Minimum Qualifications: 
1.    Knowledge of prints and wiring diagrams and their specifications about routine electrical installations and repairs connected with installing lights, switches, and simple wiring. Performs the more complicated installation procedures as might be connected with working with currently used by the Radiology Department and Operating Room equipment upon order of the working foreman, electrician, and under person's instruction and supervision. This knowledge is normally acquired through a minimum of one year of experience as an electrician. 
2.    Works from wiring diagrams and drawings. Knowledge of electrical principles and the use of electrical measuring instruments. 
3.    High school or equivalent. 
4.    Journeyman's electrician's license issued by State Examiners of Electricians of Massachusetts. 

Physical Requirements & Environment: 
1.    Exposure to typical electrical and mechanical room elements including heat, steam, hot water, oil, and grease, with one or the other usually present to the extent of being disagreeable. 
2.    Protective eye equipment is required 35% of the time.
3.    Exposure to power tools, electrical equipment, and electricity 75% of the time.
4.    Fine hand manipulation and reaching above head and below waist 50% of the time.
5.    Ability to stand, walk, stoop, bend, and climb stairs 50% of the time.
 

Pay Range:

$31.00 - $46.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled