4673 - Lineman Apprentice 2

Description

• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
• Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical‐testing instruments.
• String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
• Climb poles or use truck‐mounted buckets to access equipment.
• Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
• Report all accidents and near misses to supervisor; participate in investigation process as needed.
• Participate in all pre‐job work planning and safety discussions; Identify safety hazards you or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective action to eliminate and/or mitigate hazards.
• Attach cross‐arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them. Replace or straighten damaged poles.
• Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
• Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
• May utilize equipment to excavate for foundations, layout and install ground grid, utilize equipment to spread rock, or operate manlift.
• Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure.
• Clean, tin, and splice corresponding de-energized secondary conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
• Stand, Kneel, Bend, Stoop, Move in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven areas, see and hear naturally or with correction.
• Understand, support, and follow lockout/tag out procedures. Attend site specific training and assure you follow all procedures as out lined in training.
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
• Help install, maintain, inspect, test, and repair de-energized secondary electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches according to electrical diagrams and specifications.
• Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
• Attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
• Work around hazardous equipment.
• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Participate in all safety related processes and programs as requested. Engage with your work team to ensure we achieve zero injuries. Understand that no job is so important that your safety and that of your crew will be compromised. Watch for hazards and report any concerns to your supervisor or safety professional. If needed, use your stop work authority until the issue is resolved.
• Use appropriate hand (i.e. drill, screwdriver) and power tools to properly measure, cut, assemble, install, test or repair cables or wires; and install all other related items in accordance with the applicable plans and specifications.

Requirements

• Splice or solder de-energized secondary cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills. Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions rapidly and accurately.
• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions
• Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (i.e. back‐up alarms, smell of smoke, different colored warning tags, warning sirens).
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Work up to a 12 hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.
• Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32F degrees) temperatures and exposure to inclement weather such as dust, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Requires repetitive movement.
• Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance