LINEMAN B - ST
About The Position
The Apprentice Lineman B is a semi-skilled position involving the construction, repair, and maintenance of electrical overhead distribution systems. The work includes performing skilled tasks in accordance with standard trade practices. The role also involves constructing, maintaining, and repairing underground distribution systems and substations. The position requires following safety procedures, working at heights, operating vehicles and equipment, installing and repairing electrical lines and related equipment, and performing physically demanding construction work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- At least 2 1/2 years of experience in groundman and lineman work; lineman training school qualifies toward experience, with competency determined by a field assessment.
- Ability to travel at a moment’s notice, at any time.
- Availability to work irregular hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Valid CDL-B license at a minimum.
- Possess personal tools.
- Ability to perform physically demanding construction duties in harsh weather conditions.
- Ability to read and follow instructions.
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
- Ability to hear over long distances.
- Ability to see long distances, distinguish colors, and demonstrate clear depth perception and peripheral vision.
- Valid driver’s license is required for employment eligibility.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Completion of a lineman training school.
- Class A CDL, to be obtained within the first 6 months of employment.
- Computer application aptitude.
Responsibilities
- Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
- Follow safety practices and procedures, inspect equipment regularly, erect barriers around work areas, and report unsafe conditions or practices according to company procedures.
- Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment and work at heights.
- Construct, maintain, and repair electrical overhead and underground distribution systems and substations, including conduits, cables, wires, transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
- Verify proper grounding of trucks.
- Safely control traffic near or around work zones and keep unauthorized people away from work areas.
- Identify defective electrical devices and wiring using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
- Drive vehicles carrying tools and materials to job sites.
- String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, set lines in place, and use winches to adjust tension.
- Replace or straighten damaged poles.
- Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles before installation.
- Dig holes using augers and set poles using cranes and power equipment.
- Splice or solder cables to one another or to overhead transmission, customer service, or street-light lines using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
- Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits before splicing.
- Clean, tin, and splice conductors by twisting ends together or joining them with metal clamps and soldering connections.
- Pull cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduit in trenches.
- Cut trenches for underground cables using trenchers and cable plows.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
