Human Resources

About the Role: 

Join our team of electricians to install, repair, and improve electrical systems across our beautiful St. Olaf campus. We are searching for an experienced electrician who is a dependable self-starter and can effectively and safely work both alone and in a team environment.

What You’ll Do: 

For this Monday-Friday, 7 am - 4 pm position, your focus will be to serve our students, faculty, and staff by completing daily electrical repair workorders. In addition, you will wire periodic renovation projects, complete lighting upgrades, assist in motor replacements, install or replace VFD’s, repair street lighting, and complete monthly transformer inspections.

Who You Are:

What you need:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minnesota Class A Journeyworker electrical license
• 3+ years of experience at Journeyworker level
• Valid drivers license and meet St.Olaf driver authorization criteria

Preferred qualifications also include:

• Trade school or apprenticeship program
• 5+ years of experience at Journeyworker or Masters level

If this sounds like you, and you are excited about being an electrician at a residential campus where your work will be appreciated by students and employees, we would love to hear from you!

Who We Are:

At St. Olaf College we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and globally engaged community. We believe in fostering different identities, beliefs, and traditions because our differences make us stronger. St. Olaf strives to promote cultural diversity and multicultural understanding and create a campus where individuals of all backgrounds feel accepted and supported. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the enrichment of our diverse community. 

One of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf serves 3,000 students, ranks #1 among U.S. colleges for the number of students studying abroad, and celebrates carbon-free electrical power.  Its mission is to challenge students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.  The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities.

St. Olaf College offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee’s health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee’s children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

A summary of the flexible work policy: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A virtual campus tour:  https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

St. Olaf College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply). To be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, you need to have received the COVID-19 vaccination dose(s), plus a COVID-19 booster before your start date, or within two weeks of eligibility for a booster.