Apprentice Lineman B

MasTec Utility Services•Panama City, FL

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Apprentice Lineman B assists the Journeyman Lineman and Foreman while training and learning the trade. The role performs work related to constructing and maintaining poles, power lines, auxiliary facilities, and equipment for the transmission and distribution of electricity. It supports and learns from the Lineman team and works with other department personnel. The Apprentice Lineman B is expected to set a good example for newer apprentices by following and teaching safe practices. The position operates in a field environment and involves physically active work, including extended periods of bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, and twisting. Work may take place in inclement weather, including extreme heat or cold, rain, ice, snow, and wind. The role requires the ability to bend, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds, along with specified visual, distance-judgment, hand-eye coordination, and color-identification abilities. Benefits available include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase plan.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 2 years of lineman experience.
Valid Class A CDL.
Ability to bend, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more or 20 inches or less, judge distance and spatial relationships, coordinate hand and eye movements precisely, and identify and distinguish colors.

Nice To Haves

3 or more years of lineman experience.
OSHA 10 Certification.

Responsibilities

Construct, maintain, and inspect electrical transmission and distribution lines.
Provide technical skills for operating and maintaining reliable electrical services, completing jobs with quality and timeliness.
Connect and disconnect, install and remove, move, and transfer electrical devices at customer facilities, including transformers, transformer banks, regulators, switches, switching devices, and capacitor banks.
Route or reroute power lines over, under, or around existing lines and structures.
Inspect and/or remove damaged power lines.
Assist with carrying poles, digging holes, and other work involved in setting or replacing poles.
Perform line switching or sectionalizing as directed.
Provide backup for Class A Apprentice Lineman and assist with completion of duties.
Submit all documentation required by the Apprentice Program on time.
Troubleshoot electrical problems on customer equipment, as needed.
Drive a bucket truck to the jobsite and maintain truck stock.
Investigate consumer complaints and repair energized electrical distribution lines, as needed.
Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.