Apprentice to journeyman vs lead electrician

Differences between apprentice to journeyman and lead electrician duties and responsibilities

Apprentice to journeyman example responsibilities.

• Assist in the installation of emt, rigid and flexible conduit systems and the required wiring.
• Install PVC and cast iron waste lines, copper and plastic water lines, and plumbing fixtures.
• Review specifications and check installation quality of all journeymen and apprentices to comply with NEC and job specifications.
• Work closely with tradesmen that consist of plumbers, pipe fitters, sprinkler fitters, and HVAC service technicians.
• Work with all hand tools and power tools necessary to installcast iron pipe, copper tubing, and PVC.
• Assist HVAC journeyman in installation and removal of residential heating and air conditioning systems in accordance with local refrigeration code requirements.
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Lead electrician example responsibilities.

• Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
• Run all types of electrical conduit for switches, lights, fire alarms, telephone, receptacles and HVAC units.
• Resolve plumbing and none electrical issues.
• Repair low pressure steam boilers, HVAC systems, cooling towers, waters system, and sump pumps.
• Calculate proper size and specifications of wire, conduit, motor controls, switches, panels, and fuses.
• Oversee all operations of the HVAC department including installation, repair of all HVAC equipment at several island locations.
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