Staff role
Electrical / Electronics Repairer / Powerhouse / Substation / Relay
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician); Electrical Technician; Instrument and Control Technician (I and C Technician); Instrumentation and Control Technician (I and C Technician); Relay Technician; Substation Electrician; Substation Mechanic; Substation Technician; Substation Wireman; Wireman
Tasks
- Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
- Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
- Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
- Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
- Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
- Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
- Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
- Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.
- Maintain inventories of spare parts for all equipment, requisitioning parts as necessary.
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- Mathematics
- Public Safety and Security
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Design
- Physics
- Building and Construction
- Education and Training
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Information Ordering
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Flexibility of Closure
- Perceptual Speed
- Manual Dexterity
- Category Flexibility
- Visualization
- Selective Attention
- Far Vision
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