Job description
Description
Utility Lines Construction Services
Job Title: Overhead Distribution C Lineperson
Job Description: A entry-level line worker that installs and fixes overhead distribution and transmission systems, which includes poles, cables, and electrical systems.
Line Workers also fit, repair, and maintain underground cables and electrical equipment.
Pay:
• Competitive/Hourly – Discussed During Interview Process
Primary responsibilities:
• Installing transformers, lightening arrestors, cutouts, crossarms, insulators, switches, and switchgear
• Setting poles and anchors, stringing overhead wire, proper sagging techniques
• Troubleshooting trouble in primary and secondary systems.
• Replacing cutout fuses and clearing faulted circuits and systems.
• Ability to solve problems with unidentified circumstances on any particular job.
• Ensure daily testing and inspection of assigned tools and equipment.
• Will have contact with public and private property owners to professionally communi-cate work to be performed.
• Maintain company equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• General duties related to the installation of overhead power supply.
• Perform new construction, maintenance or repair work of energized and de-energized overhead line work following company established Safety and Health standards.
• All other duties as required or requested by Supervisors.
• Reports all potential equipment and crew safety hazards to Foreperson
Minimum qualification:
• Ability and specific skill to work with energized high voltage systems
• Must possess strong communication skills both written and spoken.
• Ability to work with and around heavy equipment.
• Must have knowledge of proper sagging techniques
• Ability to install and remove a service
• May be able to identify primary and secondary voltage.
• Knowledge on tying in a primary conductor, phasing a circuit through a substation and identify induced voltage.
• Must have some knowledge of checking voltage on transformers, one shot on a re-closer and grounding procedures.
• May have some understanding of flag and tag procedures.
• May be able to identify different materials used in linework.
• Must have some understanding of Kellum grips and phasing sticks.
• Must have some knowledge of load break tool and reconductoring job.
• Must have some proven previous Overhead Maintenance experience.
• Must have some knowledge of trenching and shoring, rigging, hand lines, and line-man knot tying and making and using a hand line
• Must have some knowledge of assisting hooking up a single or three phase trans-formers.
• May be able to inspect/use proper cover up.
• Must have some knowledge of minimum approach distance.
• May be capable of bucket rescue.
• Must have some knowledge of safely installing and removing a mechanical jumper.
• May be able to climb different structures and possess the tools to do the climb.
• Must be able to identify, operate and service all required tools and equipment.
(i.e., bucket truck, digger derrick truck, tensioners, puller, rollers, hand tamp, chain saw, concrete saw, shovel)
• May be able to operate and service all required tools and equipment.
• Must be able to work long hours and overtime during holidays, emergencies, week-ends, etc.