Apprentice "Hot" Lineman

Mountain Parks Electric, Inc.•Granby, CO

21h•$52 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Mountain Parks Electric is seeking an individual for the Apprentice "Hot" Lineman position in our Granby, Colorado location. This is a long-term career opportunity within the cooperative model. The Apprentice Lineman works under the direction of the Crew Foreman and/or Journeyman, using a planned program of progressive training and experience that will result in the development of skills and knowledge necessary for the constructing, maintaining, and repairing electrical facilities. This position works with senior apprentices and journeyman to perform maintenance and construction activities on energized or de-energized facilities, across all system voltages, within the scope of training and certification. They respond, investigate, and/or repair service interruptions, to ensure or to provide prompt restoration of service and assist in evaluating the cause of the interruption to prevent future interruptions and provide continued reliability. Apprentice Lineman operates electric line construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, bucket truck, digger, trencher, forklifts, backhoes, and trucks. They are responsible for tools and material assigned to the vehicle on which they are working as well as the general good housekeeping of vehicles. The Apprentice lineman position prepares vehicles for construction and/or maintenance projects to include fueling, loading, unloading, stocking materials and supplies, and inspecting PPE, vehicles, tools, and for safety compliance. They assist with record keeping of safety compliance, fleet maintenance, and inventory and maintains a log of work assigned/performed. They also participate in and maintain availability for on-call rotations for outages and associated service interruptions after normal working hours, and on holidays and weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must participate in the MPE approved training program and successfully complete within the first two - four years of employment as an Apprentice, depending on qualifications and apprentice hours.
Must have a valid Colorado Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 90 days of hire and must keep current and valid throughout employment.
Basic first aid and CPR certification is required within 3 months of hire, and they must keep current and valid throughout employment.
Must reside within a 45-minute response time of service area center, and within service territory.

Nice To Haves

Enrollment/completion of an apprenticeship lineman program or vocational/technical school in power line studies is preferred.
Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Constructing, maintaining, and repairing electrical facilities.
Performing maintenance and construction activities on energized or de-energized facilities, across all system voltages, within the scope of training and certification.
Responding to, investigating, and/or repairing service interruptions to ensure prompt restoration of service.
Assisting in evaluating the cause of interruptions to prevent future interruptions and provide continued reliability.
Operating electric line construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, bucket truck, digger, trencher, forklifts, backhoes, and trucks.
Maintaining tools and material assigned to the vehicle on which they are working.
Ensuring good housekeeping of vehicles.
Preparing vehicles for construction and/or maintenance projects to include fueling, loading, unloading, stocking materials and supplies.
Inspecting PPE, vehicles, tools, and for safety compliance.
Assisting with record keeping of safety compliance, fleet maintenance, and inventory.
Maintaining a log of work assigned/performed.
Participating in and maintaining availability for on-call rotations for outages and associated service interruptions after normal working hours, and on holidays and weekends.