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Southern Electric Corporation

The Role

Overview

Assist journeymen in installing, maintaining, and repairing high-voltage transmission lines.

Key Responsibilities

  • storm restoration
  • cable sleeving
  • conductor clipping
  • guard poles
  • machinery operation
  • safety compliance

Tasks

-May work in storm restoration operations to rebuild and/or repair damaged power systems. -May be required to read and interpret blueprints. -May attend training classes or seminars to gather knowledge of new processes, safety regulations and/or refresher training. -Assist in sleeving, sagging, clipping, and dead ending conductors, shield wires and fiber cables. -Adheres to all Company Safety and Health Policies while in the course of conducting Company business. -Required to assist in setting guard poles, string lead line, and string cond. -Works under the direct observation of a Journeyman Lineman and/or other Supervisor to assist the Journeyman Lineman and/or other Apprentice Lineman in the installation, maintenance and repair of electric-power generation and distribution equipment, underground cables, and related facilities. -Drives and operates conveyance machinery equipped with tools and materials to job site. -Shall attend training classes as prescribed by the Training Department. -May be required to work on or near energized parts, but only under the direct observation of a Journeyman Lineman and/or a Journeyman Lineman Foreman. -Required to hang travelers from poles or towers.

Requirements

  • class b
  • boom trucks
  • light crane
  • climbing
  • rubber glove
  • hot stick

What You Bring

-May be required to hold a valid class “B” commercial driver’s license. -Capable of operating most const. equipment booms etc. if needed. -Apprentice Lineman – 1 st year and 2 nd year : 0 to 601 volts while under direct supervision of Journeyman Lineman and/or Journeyman Lineman Foreman -Apprentice Lineman working on Energized parts shall be as follows: -Capable of hanging and operating carts for spacing bundle conductors. -May be required to obtain light crane certification for boom trucks etc. -Apprentice Lineman – 4 th year: All voltage (using rubber glove and hot stick method) while under limited supervision. -Capable of using plumb bob and pulling guy wires on angle and dead end structures. -Capable of climbing and handling 6 or 9 ton hoist, 60 lb. grips, or sleeving press from poles or towers. -Apprentice Lineman – 3 rd year : All voltage (using rubber glove and hot stick method) while under direct supervision of Journeyman Lineman and/or Journeyman Lineman Foreman.

Benefits

-Be indentured in a Training program that is registered with the Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training or if applicable, a State Apprenticeship Council so as to learn, through a written contractual agreement and an established curriculum the knowledge, skills and abilities of a “Journeyman Lineman”.

The Company

About Southern Electric Corporation

-Founded in 1985 in Mississippi as a residential and commercial electrical contractor. -Expanded in the early 1990s into overhead and underground high-voltage utility markets. -Services span transmission, overhead and underground distribution, industrial/commercial wiring, street lighting, and storm restoration. -Typical projects include high-voltage line builds, mountain-terrain installations, and emergency disaster recovery. -Known for tackling extreme-terrain jobs and committed to innovation in safety and human performance.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Residential

Commercial

Utilities

Energy