North Dakota Oilfield Journeyman Electrician

Job Title

Journeyman Electrician

Reports To

Client Service Manager or Foreman

Job Overview

The journeyman electrician is responsible for troubleshooting, building, installing, and maintaining various industrial electrical work in a variety of conditions. This will include some automation work, operating equipment, or other assigned duties. All employees must act with urgency, accountability, and flexibility to ensure Wescom’s core values are always followed.

Responsibilities and Duties

- Install cables, wires, cable tray, electrical panels, equipment, and other electrical items on new oil well pads, upgrade existing well pads, and maintain existing sites.

- Call in/pickup materials from BSE and other parts distributors

- Drive upwards of 60+ miles to location to:

- Troubleshoot pumping unit SAM/VFDs and motors, megger test motors and feeders,

- Program parameters on VFDs, perform diode tests on VFDs. Troubleshoot associated shutdowns for pumping unit such as pressure transducers, pressure transmitters, vibrations switches, pollution pots, load cells, RPM and crank arm sensors. Test capacitors and line/load reactors in harmonic filters. Troubleshoot dynamic braking resistors.

- Replace various printed circuit boards on equipment

- Install power supplies, digital input and output cards in PLCs, analog in/out and hart cards.

-Replace VFD heatsink and DBR cooling fans, troubleshoot relays, inputs, and outputs associated with pumping unit, including PLC run permissive, run status, fault status.

- Troubleshoot various 240V-480V heaters and HVAC units

- Troubleshoot and Install 120-277V heat trace circuits on process piping

- Troubleshoot valve actuators

- Troubleshoot 4-20mA devices using process meter

- Troubleshoot level sensors and switches

- Troubleshoot motor starters and soft starts

- Troubleshoot High pressure and low pressure thermocouples, blower motors, and flare ignitors

- Troubleshoot treater/separator Profire heater ignitors, coils, solenoids and gas regulators

- Work on motors from ⅓ HP up to 800HP

- Work alongside production, mechanical, and automation on certain tasks

- Work on UPS battery backup systems

- Work on 24V solar and 120V chemical pumps

- Pull cables ranging from 2 pair 16awg, fiber optic, and cat5 up to 350kcmil

- Troubleshoot lighting circuits, replace lamps

- Quarterly HVAC and VFD preventative maintenance filter change and cleanouts

- Quarterly Gas detection calibration and testing

- Hook up power quality analyzer, interpret data, submit to engineers

- Build ESP trailers and wire up on location

- Replace breakers and buckets in MCC

- Replace transformers, SAM units and VFDs using crane truck

- Install cable tray and stands

- Mask up to perform certain tasks in high H2S locations

- Perform troubleshooting and maintenance calls using testers, experience, and best practices to ensure locations are performing as directed by the client.

- Install control wiring as directed with Industrial Control Technicians.

- Plan workload, communicate and direct such work to other electricians and apprentices on locations.

- Lead morning Job Site Safety Analysis meetings and act as Person in Charge on locations.

- Train, watch, and perform quality control on apprentice work.

- Comply with all state, federal, and tribal regulations related to licensing requirements for electrical.

- Communicate to employees, management, and clients with cheerfulness and a willingness to help.

- Be an active safety role model and follow all safety requirements.

- Live Wescom core values of Building Customers for Life, Serving with Integrity, Empowering People, and Creating Opportunities.

Qualifications

- High school diploma.

- Journeyman Electrical License in the state to be operated.

- Ability to lift 50+ lbs. and work in a variety of construction settings.

- Ability to reach, stretch, and pull cables while bending, reaching, and twisting.

- Willingness and desire to teach others.

- Experience in industrial settings of at least 2 years with a preference for electrical, instrumentation, automation, or controls.

Salary

$54.00 / hour + DOE

$60 a day qualified per diem for every 12 hour day worked.

Hours

Expect 50 hours a week with a start time of 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM M-F with occasional overtime as needed.

Career Path

The Journeyman Electricians report to the Client Services Managers or Foreman of their area. There are several career paths available to the right individual including moving up to foreman, Client Services Manager, over to the Industrial Controls team, safety, or other operations. Wescom believes in people and is always willing to train the right person.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $54.00 per hour

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Health insurance

- Paid time off

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road