The Electrician position is located within Facilities Management at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN, and operates under the direct supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the safe and proper operation of electrical systems and equipment in compliance with the National Electrical Code.
Lt. Col. Luke Weathers VA Medical Center Memphis is the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. It is a pilgrimage for those wanting to visit the birthplace of the blues, of soul and of rock 'n' roll. On Beale Street, W.C. Handy put down on paper the first written blues music. Elvis, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash all recorded at the historic Sun Records, which is now a museum.
Graceland, the second most-visited home in America, welcomes visitors from around the world who yearn for a peek into the life of "the King. The VAMC in Memphis, TN consists of one main campus located at 116 N Pauline Street, which includes a 60-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit, and nine community based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility and one of the most complex medical centers in the VA system.
Specialized outpatient services are provided through general, specialty, and subspecialty outpatient clinics including a women's health center. Services are available to more than 206,000 Veterans living in a 53-county tri-state area (Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi).
The Electrician, duties include, but are not limited to: Install, modify, repair, maintain, troubleshoot, test and verify loads on new and existing electrical lines, circuits, system and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment. Determine and install distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and install wiring, coupling, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices.
Determine how to repair and install including such things as the types, sizes, gauges and lay out of conduit, wiring, couplings, fittings, relays, controls and distribution panels and other electrical devices used in a variety of complete electrical systems and the best methods of installation and repair. Fabricate new equipment when none is commercially available.
Responsible for the safe and proper operation of systems and equipment and for compliance with the National Electrical Code. Work, both orally and in writing, with the assignment of work orders. Plan and lay out routing, placement and arrangement of industrial or similar complex systems, circuits, controls and equipment. Put into practice the National Electric Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings and related trade formulas.
Interpret electrical schematics. Use complex diagrams and electrical blueprints to complete work on amplifier circuits and AC and DC rectification systems on pertinent equipment. Working from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls.
Repairing electronic/electrical segments of air conditioning and ventilating systems, communication systems, fire alarm systems, emergency power plants and motors and controls. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD00008A Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.
Kweli.Webster@va.gov · 615-695-2163
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $30 – $35/hr.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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