Facilities Tradesman I

DISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry.  Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves.  We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider.  We are doing it again with the launch of the first live, internet-delivered TV Service – Sling TV, that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.

We have a bold sense of pride, adventure, and desire to win – it’s in our DNA.  And we’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.

Opportunity is here.  We are DISH.

A successful Facilities Tradesman I (Electrician) will have the following:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), minimum of 6 years in the electrical trade either new commercial construction or electrical maintenance.Texas electrical license (current in good standing).
• Good written and oral communication skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints, construction documents, MOP, SOP, operating and maintenance manuals and procedures as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written and/or oral instructions.
• Safety training preferred for the following: ARC flash, ladder certification, forklift operator, fall protection, data cabling, thermography, UPS first responder.
• Extensive knowledge of generators and UPS systems, data centers, transfers switches.       
• Must have the ability to work on their own supervised or unsupervised, have a good use of general hand tools and powered tools including hydraulic benders and tuggers. Must also have the ability to lift 60lbs and sit or stand for long periods of time. And must have knowledge of the National electric code and abide by the rules set forth within.
• Must have a valid Driver's License and the ability to travel for periods of time ( usually) 3 weeks or less. Finally, must have basic knowledge of computer systems, office, word, excel, etc.

Facilities Tradesman I (Electrician) will be required to keep electrical systems operational and in good working order. This role may be based in Texas or may float to various locations, nation-wide, at DISH.

Primary responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Upkeep of electrical lighting system: lamps, ballasts, lighting control system, outdoor lighting, parking lots and garage.
• Maintain business critical electrical systems: Generators, UPS systems, transfer switches, Data centers and monitoring systems.
• Installation and recording data recorders for electrical systems, create reports and repair systems
• Maintain Life safety systems: transfer switches for fire pumps and emergency lighting systems.
• Maintain branch circuit power for all end users employees and equipment.
• Other duties as required.