Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
<ul><li>Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.</li><li>Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.</li><li>Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.</li><li>Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.</li><li>Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.</li><li>Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.</li><li>Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.</li><li>Clean work area and wash parts.</li><li>Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.</li><li>Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.</li><li>Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.</li><li>Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.</li><li>Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.</li><li>Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.</li><li>Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.</li><li>Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.</li><li>Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.</li></ul>