Linework Helper-Sr

Linework Helper-Sr

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The ability to perform all aspects of the Lineworker job function including but not limited to the day-to-day aspects of maintaining and building overhead and underground electrical facilities. Responsible various levels of learning, performing, and/or leading other lineworkers, material maintenance as well as, up to and including, aerial and underground work including utility distribution construction tasks. Working with a Live Safe mindset in all tasks; ensuring to mitigate hazards where identified.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lineworker Helper:

• Learning and understanding human performance and safety tools and their usage in day-to-day work

• Driving of different sizes and types of trucks. Operation of various pieces of equipment, including Aerial Bucket, Bread Vans, and Digger Derrick Trucks.

• Read and understand job prints and sketches with reference to distribution standards.

• Lineworker I

• Proper use and care of all rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Ability to perform confined space and bucket rescue tasks and properly set up and operate aerial baskets and digger derrick trucks.

• Ability to lift, rig and tie knots to set up, jobsite and material for work in manholes and vaults, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications.

• Ability to properly cover up secondary lines and perform energized work on secondary voltage lines.

• Ability to use meters to perform tests and install 3 and 4 wire secondary lines.

• Ability to identify substation and underground equipment.

• Lineworker II

• Ability to perform overhead tasks, including energized primary cover up to 34,500 volts.

• Ability to understand transformer theories including bank installations, tap settings, and identifying and constructing multiple secondary voltage applications.

• Ability to learn and perform simple primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications.

• Ability to lift, rig and tie knots to set up, construct, frame poles, and change out cross-arms, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications.

• Lineworker III

• Ability to perform all tasks included in Helper through Lineworker II

• Ability to build and maintain underground residential distribution circuits, including but not limited to, prepare/operate pad mount switchgear, install and troubleshoot URD circuits and switching/tagging URD primary cable.

• Ability to learn three phase primary tasks to include safe operation and removal/installation of single and three phase reclosers, changing out insulators, and installing and replacing Gang Operated Airbrake Switches (GOABs).

• Lineworker Sr

• Ability to perform all tasks include in Helper through Lineworker III.

• Demonstrate strong Leadership capabilities including indirect crew leadership.

• Ability to learn and perform advanced primary