Journeyman Electrician

Job Title: Journeyman Electrician

Job Description

As a Journeyman Electrician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical systems for commercial and industrial projects. You will work closely with architectural and electrical construction drawings and contribute to the successful completion of various electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand architectural and electrical construction drawings, ladder diagrams, symbols, and schedules.
• Prepare sketches showing the location of wiring and equipment, ensuring concealed wiring is installed before the completion of walls, ceilings, or floors.
• Troubleshoot motors, motor controls, motor control centers, magnetic motor starters, transformers, and other equipment.
• Install and connect push-button controls, limit switches, pressure switches, float switches, flow switches, and other types of motor control devices.
• Pull branch circuit wiring and feeder cables through conduit, and terminate or splice wires using approved methods and materials.
• Connect wiring to lighting fixtures, motors, motor controllers, transformers, and other power equipment.
• Install control and distribution systems, such as switches, relays, circuit breaker panels, and transformers, using approved fasteners.
• Test continuity of circuits to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components using various testing instruments.
• Observe the function of installed equipment or systems to identify hazards and determine the need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• Layout and install electrical work for commercial and industrial projects from drawings, sketches, and specifications, following national code guidelines.
• Measure, lay out, bend, and thread all types of electrical conduit (EMT, galvanized rigid, IMC, PVC).
• Interact professionally with customers.
• Adhere to OSHA safety standards.
• Instruct and train apprentices.
• Maintain daily time sheets.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience in laying out and installing commercial wiring.
• Minimum of 4 years of on-the-job training in addition to classroom training.
• Electrical troubleshooting, installation, and repair skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Journeyman certification.
• Valid Michigan driver's license.
• Ability to travel to job sites and out of town when necessary.
• Effective written and communication skills.
• Blueprint reading experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with electrical conduit systems such as EMT, galvanized rigid, IMC, and PVC.
• Capability to train or lightly train apprentices.

Why Work Here?

Join a team where the environment is vibrant and supportive, with a lot of projects lined up for Fall and Winter. Experience a great work atmosphere and managers who are committed to your growth and success.

Work Environment

Work in an indoor commercial space within an occupied school building. The shift is from 3pm to 11pm, so expect to encounter students, teachers, and staff. Respect for the environment and its occupants is essential.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of WYANDOTTE, MI.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in WYANDOTTE,MI.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 18, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.