Job Description

Job Title: Electrical Helper (Commercial Project)

Location: Pella, IA

Pay: $16–$18/hour (DOE)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Project Duration: Approximately 1 year

Job Overview:

We are currently seeking a reliable Electrical Helper to assist on a long-term commercial construction project in Pella, IA. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the electrical trade while working alongside experienced electricians.

Responsibilities:

• Assist electricians with running conduit
• Support installation of electrical systems and components
• Handle and organize tools and materials on site
• Follow safety guidelines and job site procedures
• Perform general labor duties as needed

Requirements:

• Previous construction or electrical experience preferred, but not required
• Ability to work early morning hours and a full 10-hour shift
• Comfortable working in a commercial construction environment
• Ability to lift 50+ lbs and stay active throughout the day
• Strong work ethic and reliability

What We Offer:

• Long-term, steady work (1-year project)
• Opportunity to gain valuable electrical experience
• Consistent schedule with overtime potential

Additional Tasks:



* Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

* Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.

* Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.

* Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.

* Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.

* Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.

* Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.

* Clean work area and wash parts.

* Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.

* Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.

* Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.

* Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.

* Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.

* Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.

* Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.

* Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.

* Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.

* Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.

* Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.

* String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.

* Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron.

* Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way.

* Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, using hand tools.

* Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.

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