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LIMITED MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

Oregon Apprenticeship Guide

Job Description
This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Maintenance Electrician license. Limited maintenance electricians maintain, repair and replace electrical installations on the premises of industrial plants where the individual is employed, or on electrical systems that are less than 600 volts phase to phase on the premises of commercial office buildings or buildings occupied by the state or a local government entity where the individual is employed.

Working Conditions
This work can be dirty and strenuous, with considerable standing, bending and reaching. Tools used include electrical metering devices, cable pulling devices, electrical hand tools, soldering tools, hammers, drills and side cutters. Hazards include electric shock, burns, falls and falling objects.

Wages
Upon successful completion of required class work and on-the-job hours, wages increase usually every six months, until journey-level rate is achieved.

Length of Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship lasts about two years. Apprentices must complete a minimum of 144 related classroom hours per year and a total of 4,000 on-the-job training hours. Journey-level limited energy electricians must qualify for a state license by passing an exam given by the Oregon Building Codes Division.

Minimum Qualifications
Apprenticeship applicants must be at least 17 years of age to apply and 18 to begin the program. In addition, they must provide proof of high school graduation or general education development (GED) equivalent and complete at least one year of high school algebra or the equivalent post high school algebra course with a passing grade of ´C´. Local apprenticeship committees may require additional qualifications.

These programs are only open to employees of training agents registered with the local apprenticeship committee.

Apprenticeship Committees
Click on the MA# (Master Agreement) number to see the journey wages rate.

MA# 1040	Metro Limited Maintenance Electrician JATC 503-978-5651 kcloud@pcc.edu	Counties: Clackamas Columbia Multnomah Washington Yamhill
MA# 1042	RR Donnelley Norwest Electrical JATC 503-251-3525	Counties: Multnomah
MA# 1122	ADEC JATC 503-537-2730	Counties: Yamhill
MA# 1123	Intel Industrial Electrical JATC 503-696-6733	Counties: Washington
MA# 1138	PCC Structurals Deer Creek TATC 503-866-4967	Counties: Clackamas
MA# 1140	IAMAW & Swan Island Dairy JATC 503-240-5119	Counties: Multnomah
MA# 1173	Freightliner/Western Star TMP JATC 503-745-7150	Counties: Multnomah
MA# 1193	ON Semiconductor Inc. Electrical JATC 503-618-4500	Counties: Multnomah
MA# 1199	OSEA & Hood River Cnty School JATC 541-354-1388	Counties: Hood River
MA# 1229	OR SW-WA IUOE #701 Stnry Engineer JATC 503-650-7701	Counties: Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Hood River Marion Multnomah Washington Yamhill
MA# 1240	IAMAW & Conmet JATC 503-240-5491	Counties: Multnomah
MA# 2008	Mid-Willamette Ind'l Electrical JATC 541-689-1913 www.oregonapprentice.org	Counties: Benton Linn Marion Polk Yamhill
MA# 2009	Mid-Willamette Industrial TATC 541-917-4636	Counties: Yamhill
MA# 2037	Oregon Fruit Products JATC 503-581-6211	Counties: Marion
MA# 2040	Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc JATC 541-917-4636	Counties: Linn
MA# 3004	Lane County Industrial Electrical JATC 541-344-6473	Counties: Lane
MA# 3041	Clad Panel JATC 541-367-6157	Counties: Benton Linn
MA# 3042	National Frozen Foods JATC 541-967-8747	Counties: Linn
MA# 4011	Roseburg Industrial Electrical JATC 541-440-4675	Counties: Douglas
MA# 6016	Eastern Oregon Industrial TATC 541-278-5854	Counties: Gilliam Morrow Umatilla Union Wallowa
MA# 6026	Hermiston Foods LLC TATC 541-278-5854	Counties: Umatilla
MA# 7004	Central Oregon TATC 541-279-1543	Counties: Crook Deschutes Jefferson
MA# 7016	Klamath Basin Industrial TATC 541-882-3521	Counties: Klamath Lake

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