Electrician - Pontiac Correctional Center

About the role

The Illinois Department of Corrections is hiring an electrician for Pontiac Correctional Center in Pontiac, Illinois. The position is full-time, hourly, and union-covered, with a schedule of 6:30am to 3pm Monday to Friday. It is a heavy work position involving work at heights and lifting, and applicants must pass a background check and a drug screen.

Key responsibilities

• Perform journeyman electrical work, constructing, installing and altering electrical systems in line with the most current National Electrical Codes.
• Maintain and repair electrical systems, equipment and fixtures at the facility.
• Repair and replace parts according to the latest National Electrical Codes.
• Prepare reports and keep records of materials and supplies used.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the above duties.

Required profile

• Knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four years of high school.
• Successful completion of a recognized electrician apprenticeship program and either four years of full-time journey-level electrician experience or eight years of full-time journey-level experience.
• Ability to work at heights on ladders, scaffolds, platforms and lifts, stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds frequently and up to 75-100 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check and a drug screen.

Preferred qualifications

• At least five years of experience applying national, state and local electrical codes.
• Five years of experience reading blueprints, sketches and drawings, and estimating time, labor and materials.
• Experience with tools such as voltmeters, ammeters and ohmmeters, fire alarm systems, building automation systems, telecommunications work and inventory control.
• Current OSHA 10 training or higher.

What we offer

• Paying rate of $9,136.74 to $9,719.64 per month ($52.51 to $55.86 per hour).
• Health, life, vision and dental insurance, pension plan and deferred compensation.
• 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave, paid state holidays, 12 paid sick days and 10-25 days of paid vacation.
• Employee assistance program and training and career advancement opportunities.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the State of Illinois online application system; paper applications are not accepted.