Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs skilled work in the reconstructing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and equipment distribution systems, transformers, and power lines.
- Performs skilled work in placing and removing cross arms, stringing wires, tapping wires, repairing cross arms and wires, placing, and replacing insulators and setting transformers.
- Digs holes, frame pole, sets poles, strings wire, hangs transformers, sags up wire, energizes power lines.
- Digs trenches and lays conduit and vaults.
- Splices wire and cable.
- Operates a variety of equipment and trucks, and the use of attached equipment such as power diggers, winches, or cranes
- Installs and maintains underground or overhead wiring systems as required.
- Provides temporary power connection for contractors.
- Installs and connects wire, meters, and other electrical services on customer premises.
- Sets poles, anchors, and guys.
- Maintains safety practices and procedures.
- Keeps inventory, time, and material records, as assigned; stocks service vehicles as required.
- Trims trees and branches, ensures equipment is in proper working order and responds to customer complaints.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Education and Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and certification and/or experience a plus. Must be willing to obtain Apprentice Journeyman’s license.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
(A) Working knowledge of methods, materials and tools used in electrical distribution system maintenance work; Working knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade; Considerable knowledge of the principles of electrical theory as applied to electrical circuits and wiring systems and ability to apply this knowledge to work situations.
(B) Skill in operation of the listed tools and equipment; Skill in the application of first aid methods including artificial respiration.
(C) Ability to follow proper methods, procedures and safety precautions of line work; Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions; Ability to work under varying weather conditions.
