Position Summary

Security Electronics Systems Apprentices are employees that have basic employee responsibilities.  This level Apprentice will be given instruction and work experience installing basic Electrical/Electronic equipment and components which involves using hand tools, power tools, a basic understanding of electrical blueprints, and knowledge of the NEC.  Additionally, each Apprentice must make every effort to become a well-qualified Journey-person/Technician.  This requires registered for related instruction courses, attending class regularly, and being on time for both work and apprenticeship school. 
 
Tasks to include, but not limited to:

• Preparing for a cable pull with little assistance.
• Pulling cables with little assistance, (i.e. 18-2, RG 6, Cat5e, Fiber Optics)
• Terminating Cables with little assistance.(i,e. butt splices, insulated connectors, terminal strips/blocks and BNC)
• Testing cables with little assistance, (i.e. VOM, Continuity Tester, TDR, OTDR)
• Mounting devices with little assistance..(i.e. Readers, Door Contacts, Rex's, Cameras)
• Determining appropriate ESS cables to be pulled from a set of blueprints, (i.e. cable index)
• Accurately interpreting elevation & mounting details on a blueprint to install field devices.
• Identifying the proper ESS codes and standards used for a given task and seek guidance as needed, (i.e. pulling cables, mounting field devices, terminating cables)
• Identifying different types of cables and their usages.(i.e. Cable Markings, Class 2 & 3, Communication, Plenum, Shielded, High Performance)
• Identifying different types of connectors and their usages, (i.e. butt splices, insulated connectors, terminal strips/blocks and BNC)
• Installing ESS cable raceways & pathways with little assistance.
• Making simple conduit bends as needed with little assistance, (i.e. 90 & Offsets to connect head end devices)
• Assisting in terminating devices.(i.e. Readers, Door Contacts, Rexs, Cameras)
• Adhering to all M.C. Dean and S.E.S. policies and procedures including but not limited to OT, quality, safety, accident notification, and attendance requirements.
• Interpreting wiring details to install field devices with little assistance. ..(i.e. Readers, Door Contacts, Rexs, Cameras)
• Assisting in testing ESS field devices, .(i.e. Readers, Door Contacts, Rexs, Camera

   REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information. Ability to obtain a US DOD Top Secret security clearance is required.
• Must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Must have reliable Transportation
• Must successfully pass a background check and drug test post offer
• Currently / need to be enrolled in an accredited apprenticeship program such as Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) or
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
• Vocational school or technical education training program, preferred

     PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.  It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.