Healy, Alaska
Posted: 20-Jul-24
Location: Garden City, Kansas
Type: Full Time
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Preferred Education:
Internal Number: 873
HIRING: Metering Technician Apprentice who is safety conscious, self-motivated and has good electrical and computer skills. Enhance your knowledge of the utility industry while advancing through Sunflower's four-year apprenticeship program.
This job allows you to gain experience in the utility industry while working for a family-friendly company with great benefits. Enhance your troubleshooting skills and learn to operate our metering test equipment while advancing through Sunflower's four-year apprenticeship program.
Opportunities:
- Plan your own routine work such as meter testing and battery replacement.
- Collaborate and build working relationships with other departments and our Members.
- Enjoy time outdoors while traveling to our metering sites in addition to spending some time in the office.
- Enjoy the wonderful benefits Sunflower has to offer including low health insurance premiums, a company-funded pension, and competitive wages.
Summary:
Assist with diagnosing, repairing, and installing revenue metering and related equipment.
Top Qualifications:
- Certificate Program in electrical technology or a related field and one year of commercial or industrial electrical experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Successful completion of the Construction and Skilled Trades Selection System (CAST) Test.
- Must be able to successfully complete an advanced meter training school from an industry recognized meter school and advance through the levels of training every six months within the specified time period.
Refer to the Responsibility Outline for a complete list of qualifications.
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
EEI Testing:
We administer selection tests for a variety of positions. The required tests have been developed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies. We strongly encourage candidates to review all the information, including the sample test brochures, and to use the available practice tests before taking the actual tests, available here:
https://eeitests.org/onlineproducts/signin?token=087768b607ed4f2a86d5243391a4ed50
Practice tests provide sample questions and detailed discussions of the correct answers. It's important to take the practice test as you would the actual one, with similar intensity and concentration. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.
Note: EEI does not allow access to the actual tests. Testing sessions are held at various locations.