Apprentice 1st Year - Apprentice 3rd Year

Entergy•Hot Springs, AR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Constructs, builds, and maintains overhead and underground electric facilities with primary voltages up to 15 kV. The work includes installing, removing, and maintaining primary line facilities and secondary services; installing transformers and wiring transformer banks; and installing and wiring regulators, capacitors, and reclosers. The role also involves operating trucks and heavy equipment, interpreting job prints and sketches, identifying materials and their functions, and setting and climbing poles, including work around energized lines. The employee must be available for on-call duty, emergency response, overtime, and assignments at alternate locations as needed. This is an onsite, nonexempt field and skilled trade position based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with travel up to 25%. The position requires a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License and a pre-employment Fitness for Duty exam. Applicants must live within 20 miles of the work location. No relocation is offered.

Requirements

Must live within 20 miles of the work location.
Apprentice IV applicants must have been an Apprentice 3rd Year for at least 6 months and have completed at least 2.5 years of demonstrated linework experience.
Must maintain a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
Ability to perform required tasks using physical strength in all weather conditions and to work irregular hours and out-of-town assignments as required.
Good communication skills and the ability to understand and follow directives and complete tasks with limited supervision.
Must be willing and able to perform essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to traverse uneven terrain while carrying tools weighing up to 50 pounds; work in extreme heat and cold and in confined spaces; and dig, pull, push, carry, and lift up to 115 pounds.
Ability to work at heights for extended periods, work overhead from a bucket truck on energized lines, and climb and descend structures, poles, and ladders while balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, gripping, handling, and feeling.
Ability to perform emergency rescue operations involving an unconscious or injured coworker at height.
Sound judgment and the ability to recognize hazards, avoid accidents, and understand and follow safety rules in a hazardous work environment.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and perform basic computer tasks.
Ability to manage stress, handle tense situations, communicate effectively, and interact with a team.
Regular and reliable attendance and ability to work overtime when necessary.
Must pass a pre-employment Fitness for Duty exam.
Authorization to work in the United States is required; the employer will not sponsor work visas.

Responsibilities

Install, remove, and maintain overhead and underground primary line facilities and secondary services.
Install overhead and underground transformers and wire all types of transformer banks.
Install and wire regulators, capacitors, and reclosers.
Drive different sizes and types of trucks and operate equipment, including aerial bucket and digger derrick trucks.
Read and understand job prints and sketches; recognize materials and their functions.
Set and climb poles of all sizes in open areas, rear alleys, and around energized lines.
Be available for on-call duty and emergency response.
Perform restoration work, including working alone when required and carrying out emergency rescue operations.
Operate trucks and heavy equipment safely and work safely around energized lines and equipment.
Complete basic computer tasks, communicate and coordinate with a team, follow safety rules, and maintain reliable attendance.
Work overtime, irregular hours, extended shifts of up to 16 continuous hours, and alternate locations when necessary.