Apprentice Electrician - Michigan

Mission Statement:  "Serve our Customers with Integrity by Providing Electrical Solutions that are Cost Effective and Safe, While Offering Rewarding Opportunities to our Employees to Develop and Apply their Skills."

Apprentice

A worker who learns, according to written or oral contractual agreement, a recognized skilled craft or trade requiring four years of on-the-job training through job experience supplemented by related instructions, prior to being considered a qualified skilled worker. Provisions of apprenticeship agreement regularly include length of apprenticeship; a progressive scale of wages; work processes to be taught; and amount of instruction in subject related to the craft or trade, such as characteristics of materials used, estimating, and blueprint reading. Is actively pursuing successful completion of an apprenticeship program.

Apprentice Electrician

Install electrical systems on Excel Electric projects under the supervision of a licensed journeyman or master electrician by following instructions, set forth in contract documents and drawings, from a job foreman or crew leader. Advises job foreman of materials and tools needed. Responsible for implementation of Excel Electric policies in the field, including safety policy and company rules. Be on call for emergency customer service. Is actively pursuing successful completion of the Excel Electric apprenticeship program.

Duties:

• Represents Excel Electric by upholding our mission through their work and presence.  
• Executes Excel Electric projects in the field under supervision of a job foreman in accordance with code and per job foreman instructions.
  • Materials
    • Uses materials efficiently.
    • Anticipates needs of materials in advance and coordinates with job foreman.
  • Tools
    • Maintains a neat and orderly job site.
    • Ensures that the correct tool is used for each job.
    • Protects company property by taking the necessary precautions to prevent theft and damage of company property under there direct control.
  • Labor
    • Is dependable.
    • Accurately clocks in/out of time keeping system as instructed.
  • Working Conditions
    • Works easily and skillfully with hands.
    • Maintain physical strength and stamina.
    • Mental and visual attention is necessary to effectively complete work tasks.
    • Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolds and other objects and carry tools and equipment.
    • Reach for, handle, and grasp wires and hand tools. Coordinate the use of eyes, hands, and feet. Manipulate objects and materials.
    • Must be able to stand, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, crawl, work at heights and work in small places for extended periods of time as required to perform duties.
    • Vision – ability to see details at close range and details at a distance (either manually or with correction) and distinguish colors.
    • Regularly lift and carry objects weighing up 50 lbs or more.
• Is prepared to occasionally assist in response to emergency service calls during off hours.
• Implements Excel Electric policies in the field including safety policy and company rules.
• Enroll in Excel Electric apprenticeship program and complete related training per terms of apprenticeship agreement.
• Attend company meetings and be an advocate for company policies, including safety, procedures and operations.

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Qualifications:

• Is willing to learn Excel Electric field practices as well as industry practices.
• Should be organized and efficient at completing work tasks assigned by job foreman.
• Possess a current driver’s license with an excellent driving record.

Employment Details:

• Schedule: typically M-F 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
• Hourly pay

Benefits: Available after completion of 90 day probationary period

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance 
• 401k with Company Match 
• PTO 
• Paid Holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
• Discretionary Bonus