Station Electrician C-A

Overview

Perform construction, maintenance, and emergency response for energized utility equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• station installation
• transformer maintenance
• electrical testing
• equipment operation
• report writing
• safety compliance

Tasks

-Attend and participate in training and assist in the training of other employees as assigned. -Assist in station work such as installing conduit, pipe, cable and wire; use hand lines to pass tools and materials; dig and backfill trenches; remove and spread stone; uncrate equipment and material; install and remove portable substation fences, barriers and safety signs; paint structures and equipment; climb station structures. -Assist in disassembling and reassembling, inspecting, maintenance, and repairing of station transformers, circuit breakers, portable substations, rotating machinery, network protectors and transformers, air ducts and heat exchangers; install and maintain station batteries; replace nitrogen bottles and air filters. -Assist in making visual inspections such as check lights, heaters, circuit breaker counters, oil levels, and bus connections; read gauges such as voltmeters, ammeters, hydrometers, pressure and level gauges; apply start-run-stop tests on emergency generators, water and sump pumps and fire engine motors. Report abnormal conditions. -Operate company vehicles, cranes, aerial lifts and specialized equipment. Perform duties incidental to the operation of such equipment -Assist employees of equal or higher classification; direct the work of employees assigned to assist. -Use and operate various company vehicles, specialized equipment, hand and power tools. -Maintain records and prepare and submit reports as required. -Use voltmeters, ohmmeters, ammeters, insulation meggers and other test equipment associated with station work. -Replace lamps, switches, duplex outlets, dry cells; install and maintain signal and communication systems. -Use hand and power tools; operate portable generators, blowers and pumps; inspect and store personal protective equipment. -Select proper prints and/or drawings for various work and have a basic understanding of each. -Work on energized equipment up to 260 volts. After six months in classification, employee shall assist in work on conductors and equipment energized at voltages above 750 volts with direct supervision or assistance of personnel in higher classification. -Assist in various tests involving oil samples, connecting and operating portable and stationary oil handling equipment. Assist in electrical tests, TTR, Doble, core megger and resistance for transformer testing, etc. -Assist in station switching including use of radio communication and/or direct instruction from higher classification, assist in checking equipment clearances and making de-energized tests, place grounds as directed. -Become familiar with the Company's safety rules and practices and in the application of resuscitation and First Aid as presented in the Company's Safety Manual. Perform duties in accordance with the Company's safety rules and operating regulations and practices.

Requirements

• associate degree
• cdl
• travel
• rescue
• physical test
• 24 months

What You Bring

-Must meet all vehicle operation requirements ad designated by federal and/or state law. -Perform similar or less skilled work as assigned. -Associate degree in electrical/mechanical/industrial maintenance technology or equivalent education and/or experience -No previous work experience required. -Use various kinds of tapes, insulating materials, protective and insulating paints and varnishes, and understand proper application of each. -Considerable travel and overtime may be required to complete work assignments. -or recent experience (within last 6 months) as a Station Electrician or equivalent job title with another utility or contractor. -Equivalent education and experience is limited to military training and work experience of technical/technician nature (such as aviation and nuclear instrumentation technician); -Minimum of 24 months satisfactory work experience as a Station Electrician C or the equivalent as determined by the Company through demonstration, examination and performance appraisal. -Must be available to work overtime, call-out overtime and shift work, as required. -Must have the ability and desire to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the duties and/or responsibilities of the key job (Station Electrician A) in this family and be qualified through demonstration, examination and/or performance appraisal as determined by the Company. -Minimum of 24 months satisfactory combined work experience as a Station Electrician B or Station Electrician B-Certified or the equivalent (as determined by the Company through demonstration, examination and performance appraisal). -Employee shall obtain the appropriate valid commercial driver's license prior to the end of the designated probationary period. -Knowledge and proficiency in steel and aerial lift rescue. -Ability to deal with customers and other employees in a courteous and professional manner. -Ability to plan work and to properly instruct and brief others. -Must successfully complete Physical Abilities Test (PAT) -Must satisfactorily complete, in such time frames as may be established by the Company, all required training to advance to the next higher classification in the line of progression or vacate the current classification. -Valid Class A CDL is required for B & A levels. Ability to obtain CDL is required for C. -Travel requirements are expected > 50 % of the time -Knowledge and use of various knots used in station work.

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