Pre-Apprentice, Electronics Technician

UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

We embrace a spirit of giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in the communities we have served for generations, and in TEP's case, 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 that define how we work and who we are. Our team of innovative professionals bring their authentic selves to work each day to power our vision and make a difference.

We create opportunities for employees to thrive through:

• Continual growth: In an industry changing faster than ever before, our commitment to professional growth and leadership development means we never stop challenging ourselves to explore new possibilities.
• Active Engagement: We support a collaborative environment, with peer-to-peer learning and employee-driven groups that foster an inclusive culture.
• Total compensation: UNS Energy Corporation also offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match and additional non-discretionary employer contribution for eligible employees, affordable individual and family health insurance plans, tuition assistance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and much more.

Hear from some of our employees, here and here.

In order to qualify for this bid, you will have to progress through three different exams. The first will be a technical test. The test will have 50 questions, with a time limit of two hours. A passing score of 85% must be met on this test.

A second required step is the successful passing the practical assessment. The purpose of this course is to ascertain a person's ability to perform the work of this position.

Upon successful completion of the practical assessment, you will then move into the core competency oral interview stage.

We are giving you a study outline to prepare for the technical skills written test, practical assessment and the core competency interview. By using this outline, and centralizing your study times in the areas listed below, you should be able to maximize your test results.

• Knowledge of the following:

• Basic math and algebra

• Basic electrical theory and terms

• Ability to make calculations using Ohms law

• Ability to identify electrical components

• Understanding of principals of AC circuits

• Safe work practices

• OSHA/Safety Rules

• Climbing

Behavioral Based Interview

The interview is a behavioral based interview incorporating our 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.

Core Competency Outline

• Considers the financial implications for each decision you make.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the cost pressures inherent within our business and is able and willing to take action accordingly.

• Seeks out new learning opportunities as well as sharing, identifying and acting on lessons learned from successes and failures.

• Sincerely, willingly and continuously reaffirms key goals or values.

• Helps detect and resolve team breakdowns resulting from change.

• Learns and develops new skills or behaviors to adapt to constant, sometimes turbulent change.

• Shows a willingness to take calculated risks to accomplish project deliverables.

• Shows flexibility with current procedures to effectively achieve a business result for a customer.

• Improves performance by applying concepts from other situations to a new situation.

• Is determined to succeed and maintains focus in the face of the challenges.

• Be able to discuss the Core Competencies.

Possesses financial understanding and demonstrates the ability to foster and lead cost efficient initiatives without sacrificing quality or core values.

Views people, their knowledge, and capabilities as the organization's core assets. Supports the structures and policies that encourage employees to continuously seek improvement. Creates development possibilities for self and others.

Accepts and successfully adapts to change. Helps others adapt and remain effective.

Is willing and able to be competitive and take risks in growing the organization's profitability, while holding self and others accountable. Seeks to accomplish critical tasks with measurable results. Personally strives for excellence in performance by surpassing established standards. "Under promises and over delivers."

Pay Rate: $36.84/hr

All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

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