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Electrical Superintendent, Airfield Lighting
AIM World Services, Incorporated.
Location not stated
2 days ago
- soldering
- HVAC
- master electrician
2 days ago
Summary
This position will support the US Air Force 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) headquartered atAli Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. This base serves as the primary airlift hub and gateway for delivering combat power to joint and coalition forces in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). Ali Al Salem and Cargo City are the busiest aerial ports in the AOR supporting ongoing US Air Force Operations and more than 12,500 joint/coalition forces conducting Joint Expeditionary Taskings.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans layout, installs, and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment in accordance with applicable codes, standards and manufacturer recommendations.
- Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials.
- Provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
- Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
- Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using tools such as hacksaw, pipe threader and conduit bender.
- Pulls wiring through conduit, assisted by electrician helper.
- Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, using knife or pliers, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps per accepted codes and standards.
- Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using hand tools. Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit-breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts, using hand tools and power tools.
- Connects power cables and ground leads to equipment and other electrical utilization equipment such as motors, HVAC units, etc.
- Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using testing instruments, such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
- Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation or replacement.
- May repair faulty equipment or systems.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Superintendent - Possesses all of the foreman skills, having verifiable minimum experience and/or holds and accepted certification, license and/or degree.
- Usually considered the most experienced, highest skilled professional in their respective field and possesses very good supervisory skills.
- Provides supervision for multiple craft crews.
- Requires no supervision.
- Journeyman, or Master Electrician license/certificate or equivalent is required.
- Secret Security Clearance
- US National
- High school diploma / GED equivalent, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Six (6) year to nine (9) years related experience.
Electrical Superintendent, Airfield Lighting · AIM World Services, Incorporated.