Distribution Journeyman Lineman - Santa Monica

Description

• Operating test equipment such as amp, volt or ohm meters, phasing and cable test sets, fault finders, and cable locators.
• Installs, removes, splices, bonds, terminates, and tests conductor and cable, except paper insulated lead cable.
• Connects, tests, adjusts, repairs, and maintains electrical equipment and apparatus.
• Operating construction vehicles (up to 1,200 lbs.) in addition to vehicle auxiliaries and other powered equipment.
• Installs and removes equipment such as poles, cross arms, towers, enclosures, ducts and piping and electrical or other apparatus such as transformers, switches, capacitors, pot heads, protective devices, cooling or insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic cooling or insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic reclosers.
• Using precautionary procedures, necessary tools, and safety equipment to work on or near energized lines or equipment.
• Installs, removes, maintains, and repairs overhead and underground distribution and communication systems.
• You will be working with others, collaborating, instructing, and directing apprentices and helpers.

Requirements

• Experience working with utility poles (including ascending and descending climbing).
• Applied mechanical principles to rigging and the operation of tools and equipment, test instruments and procedures, accident prevention rules, and safe work practice.
• Experience using Fall Restraint Equipment (FRE) that includes an ANSI or OSHA approved climbing belt with a secondary safety.
• Weigh less than 285 pounds. This is due to the weight restrictions of safety equipment used by our linemen.
• Appreciate adventurous work environments where you can climb poles and structures high off the ground or way down low in teeny tiny vault spaces.
• Great at following instructions given in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
• Valid Class A motor vehicle operator's license.
• Skills in electrical utility construction methods and standards, overhead and underground materials, use of hand or power tools, and operation of construction equipment.
• Experience with State General Orders 95 and 128.
• CPR certification from Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. Reference our Information Guides for the following tests: Lineman Physical Performance (Test 4016). Candidates who have previously passed this assessment, in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position.
• Experience as a Distribution or Transmission Journeyman Lineman.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Certified Journeyman Lineman and possess a Journeyman Lineman card.
• Knowing the fundamentals of electricity, electrical circuitry, and operation of electrical equipment.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others. Enjoy rolling up the sleeves to perform various types of line work in numerous types of climates.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work overtime including weekends and holidays.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance