MWR Electrician

• Must have the ability to plan, lay out, and complete the installation, modification, and repair of various systems, circuits, equipment and controls such as the routing, placement, balance, load, continuity, and proper safe operation of circuits and controls to the wiring system in the buildings, and lighting systems.
• Must have skill needed to remove and replace fixtures and controls, tightening connections, wrapping exposed wiring with insulating tape, and soldering loose wire leads to contact points.
• Must have knowledge of the various gauges, sizes and types of wire, conduit, couplings, fittings, relays, boxes, circuit breakers and other electrical devices, and the ability to arrange and install them to insure proper and safe operation.
• Must have the ability to interpret and apply building plans, blueprint and wiring diagrams. Must have manual skill, dexterity, and a basic knowledge of electrical principles in completing repairs.
• Have ability to identify materials, mechanisms, and components from knowledge of symbols, color codes, descriptions, schematics, and manufacturer's numbers.
• Must have skill in the use of hand tools and a wide variety of test equipment, for example, wire cutters and strippers, drills, soldering irons, screwdrivers, test meters, test lamps, voltmeters, ammeters, watt meters, and ohmmeters. Must have good working knowledge of federal and state electrical codes.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.