Electrician

It's more than a career, it's a calling

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Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Electricians help keep our healthcare facilities running safely and reliably by installing, maintaining, and repairing critical electrical systems that support patient care. Their role ensures essential equipment, lighting, and infrastructure remain operational, creating a safe environment for patients, visitors, and care teams.

Department: Plant Operations
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week on the day shift

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Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates work schedules and assignments for assigned group. Evaluates requests for time off and schedule changes and approves or declines following policy. Works with department leadership to ensure staffing levels are adequate to meet needs. Coordinates changes to schedules due to sick calls, leave of absence or other emergent changes in staff availability or work volume. Communicates these changes to appropriate individuals in a timely and respectful manner. Advises supervisor of any potential policy violations related to attendance or schedules.
• Provides direction and education to staff. Provides guidance on non-routine and/or escalated issues. Makes recommendations for new or improved processes. Orients new staff to policies and procedures. Identifies the need for re-instruction and/or training on new processes, procedures or equipment. Provides ongoing education to staff. Assist the supervisor with onboarding of new staff, ensuring mandatory competency education is being completed, developing and presenting training and providing input to performance evaluations.
• Maintain and repair all aspects of the electrical systems throughout the hospital. This includes, but is not limited to, medium voltage (4160V) through low voltage (120/208V) distribution systems, switchgear, transformers and automatic transfer switches
• Maintains emergency generation systems including diesel generators, paralleling and medium voltage switchgear.
• Troubleshoots and repair motor starters, relays, variable frequency drives, HVAC and boiler controls, thermostats, and other electronic and pneumatic controls
• Works with contractors, sales persons and factory representatives in regards to repair and replacement of equipment.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• Two years' experience required in Missouri and Illinois
• Five years' of experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring in Wisconsin

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Missouri, St. Louis County

•     Electrical Contractor License - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
•     Or
•     Electrical License - City of St. Louis, MO
•     Or
•     Electrical License - St. Louis County Department of Public Works

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

•     Electrical Contractor - Oklahoma Construction Industries Board
•     Or
•     Electrical Journeyman - Oklahoma Construction Industries Board

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

•     Journeyman Electrician - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•    Or
•    Master Electrician - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

State of Work Location: Illinois

•     N/A

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