Pre-Apprentice Shop Electrician

Tucson Electric Power provides safe, reliable electric service to approximately 433,000 customers in Southern Arizona. We provide the energy behind Tucson's economy. We also embrace a spirit of giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in the community we have served since the 1890s. We're building a cleaner, greener grid, with more wind and solar power than ever before, while maintaining safe, reliable and affordable service. Our culture is rooted in shared core values and shaped by a team of innovative, dedicated and engaged professionals who power our vision and make a difference every day.

A vacancy exist for the position of Pre-Apprentice, Shop Electrician in the Electric Repair & Test Facility (ERTF) department. Please see the job description, testing outline and interview information below.

Date Posted: February 3, 2025

Date Expires: February 17, 2025

Testing Date: Week of February 24, 2025 (You will be notified by email of details)

Practical Date: To be Determined (You will be notified by email of details)

Interview Date: To be Determined (You will be notified by email of details)

Candidates selected for written testing will receive a confirmation at the email address provided on the application with notification of the scheduled date and time for the testing session. If a passing score is received on the written test, successful candidates will receive an email of the schedule for the practical testing. Dates are subject to change based on business needs, weather and unforeseen circumstances.

If hired, applicant will be required to take and pass a series of college level pre-assessment tests to qualify for continuous required training in this position.

Please apply on line on Company Intranet or at www.tep.com under Career Opportunities. If you have any questions, contact Stacie Faltz at sfaltz@tep.com

Normal Minimum Requirements

Required

There will be a three-part testing procedure required for this position. The first step is a written technical skills test followed by a practical assessment and a behavioral based interview. Each step of the process must be passed in order to progress to the next step. We are providing a study outline to prepare for the written technical skills and practical tests and the interview. The outline is designed to maximize test results and centralize study times in the areas listed below:

Step 1: Written Technical test. This test will have 50 questions with a two hour time limit.

Written Technical Skills Test Outline (Have knowledge of the following)

Step 2: Practical Assessment. The purpose of this course is to ascertain a person's ability to perform the work of this position.

Practical Skills Test Outline (Have knowledge of the following)

Step 3: Upon successful completion of the practical assessment, the final step will be the interview stage.

Behavioral Based Interview

The interview is a behavioral based interview incorporating Tucson Electric Power Core Competencies. In this process we believe that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior and more recent behavior is a better predictor of future behavior than older behavior, and that long-standing trends are better predictors of behavior than isolated incidents. We therefore have patterned the questions during the interview to solicit behavior patterns that indicate with high predictability whether the candidate can perform the job as required. This type of interview is different than those that you may have taken in the past.

Advancing From Pre-Apprentice into the Apprenticeship Program

Position Description

An employee who is in the entry classification in the section, and who is expected to perform all the basic duties in connection with construction, operation and maintenance performed by personnel in the section to which he/she is assigned. This employee will be expected to move into the apprenticeship program in their respective craft at the time it is offered. This Pre-Apprentice period will not be less than one year.

Position-Related Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

All employees are expected and required to adhere to the Company Code of Ethics and Principles of Conduct.