Traveling Journeyman Electrician - General Application
Amteck, LLC · Lexington, Kentucky
Posted Oct 6, 2026 · Verified open Oct 10, 2026
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- Primary Role:
- The Journeyman Electrician 1 (J1) works under the guidance of a Foreman or Superintendent and may
- oversee the direct work of small crew of Helpers, Apprentices, or other J1’s. J1’s routinely perform
- installation, alteration and/or repair of electrical systems, conductors and associated materials and
- equipment.
- Responsibilities:
- Work independently to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install electrical conduit using
- measuring devices, hand tools, threaders and hand or mechanical benders
- Install and terminate electrical devices, fixtures, panel boards, brand circuit and feeder
- conductors
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of circuiting
- Read and understand project specifications, blueprints, and schematics
- Lay out small areas of work from electrical drawings and project documents, including
- underground layout
- Correctly determine wire, conduit, and junction box sizing
- Perform basic troubleshooting of lighting and general power circuits
- Lead and mentor Helpers and Apprentices on the job site
- Requirements:
- 5-7 years of experience performing electrical construction in commercial and/or industrial
- environments
- Equipped with all tools required by company policy and able to use them to perform assigned
- tasks
- Demonstrate the Amteck Way in daily work activities, behavior and decision making
- Able to work project schedules including weekends and overtime
- Has an interest and aptitude to learn job-related material through oral instruction and
- observation, typically in an on-the-job setting
- Demonstrate a team-player mentality by listening and understanding directions, working
- cooperatively with others, and working safely without any threat to self or others
- Possess basic mechanical aptitude, basic mathematical ability, and the ability to learn to read
- basic construction documents used daily
- The willingness to participate in field training, whether it by OJT, classroom-based, or
- completely virtual
- While performing the duties of this job, employee is required to perform the essential functions of the
- role with or without accommodations. Essential functions include:
- Ability to understand oral and written instructions; ability to talk and hear.
- Compliance with Amteck’s dress code and personal appearance policies.
- To perceive or comprehend by the sense of sight. Characteristics are: Focus, Color perception
- or depth perception. Must be able to see small objects and small print on dials and
- drawings
- Employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and remain sitting for long periods of time.
- Employee will frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with
- hands and arms. This includes lifting arm(s) above shoulder level to install equipment.
- Ability to manipulate materials and/or equipment up to 50 lbs, frequently and at long distances
- (30+ feet) as needed.
- Ability to move up or mount by using the hands or feet to include: Ladders - Step stool, 8' to 10'
- ladder, extension ladder, Stairways - 3 or more flights. This includes working at heights over 30
- feet.
- To stretch out, extend, or put forth a bodily part. To touch or grasp something, by extending or
- stretching. To touch, lift, hold or operate with the hands up to 50 times
- daily.
- To bend forward or down from the middle of the waist or the middle of the back, to bend,
- downwards, to lower oneself and/or to move freely on hands and knees between 20-50 times
- daily.
- Perform skilled work in cramped areas, overhead, at heights, and in a variety of weather
- conditions.