Combination Mechanic Journey or Apprentice

Alliant Energy•Sibley, IA

2d•$42 - $55

About The Position

The Combination Mechanic may be hired at the Apprentice or Journey level, depending on qualifications, and may represent the company while performing gas and/or electric service work in small towns, communities, and rural areas. The position performs the duties of a Line Mechanic and gas-related service and maintenance work, as well as similar and less-skilled work as needed. The role may involve working on energized lines and equipment, responding to emergency callouts, and working in adverse weather conditions during outages or storm restoration. Employees must travel from their primary residence to their assigned headquarters within 35 minutes under normal driving conditions. Training locations are the Cherokee Operations Center and Storm Lake Operations Center.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Successful completion of a Line Mechanic Apprenticeship.
Satisfactory passage of the Line Mechanic Examination.
Obtain and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License.
Subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing requirements under 49 CFR Part 40 and FMCSA Part 382 and PHMSA Part 199 regulations.

Responsibilities

Install, tension, tie in, splice, secure, and remove conductors and guys.
Install, frame, climb, change, transfer, and remove poles, towers, structures, and associated line hardware.
Operate basket trucks, digger trucks, trenchers, backhoes, construction equipment, and hydraulic or air tools and systems.
Restore electric service safely and promptly following weather events, equipment failures, or other causes.
Install and maintain street and security lighting.
Install underground electrical equipment, including cable, switchgear, cable terminations, and related equipment.
Load and haul poles, transformers, and materials to job sites.
Trim trees near power lines and operate a chipper to dispose of brush.
Install and transfer cablevision and telephone lines during overhead and underground new construction or rebuild projects, without terminations, splicing, or entering phone or cable pedestals.
Field-test and maintain line-type transformers, including taking oil samples.
Maintain truck stock and material inventory; practice good housekeeping and maintain equipment.
Perform daily equipment inspections and any required mapping or paperwork related to job order changes.
Install, change, transfer, and remove electrical equipment and materials, including transformers, lightning arresters, capacitor banks, regulators, fuses, cross-arms, energized conductors, insulators, and conduit.
Work on energized lines and equipment using live-line maintenance tools, and follow applicable safety rules, operating practices, and codes.
May lead and assist with training employees in the same or lower classifications.
Respond to emergency callouts to help ensure the safety of the public and employees.
Perform gas border station activities, including observing pressure and temperature, handling charts, and reading meters.
Conduct gas leak surveys or investigate customer-generated leak reports using gas and carbon monoxide leak detectors at mains, services, and customer premises.
Set meters, turn gas service on or off, light equipment as necessary, and perform general minor customer service work.
Assist a Journeyman Gas Mechanic with the installation, operation, and maintenance of pressurized mains and services.
Perform other similar, related, incidental, or supporting duties that do not require skills of a higher classification.