Distribution Line Apprentice - 1st Year Indiana CC (Multiple Location)

Duke Energy Corporation•Lafayette, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Build an exciting, rewarding career with Duke Energy, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. This posting is by invitation only for Lineworker students who have completed their lineworker program within the last 12 months. The Line Apprentice position supports the operations process in providing and maintaining service to new and existing customers by learning a working knowledge of computer systems, tools, equipment, and materials. Employees in the Line Apprentice position will learn the day-to-day operations and specifications of the distribution system. In addition to normal work hours, employees in the Line Apprentice position must be available to be on-call with a more experienced person, as required, and to work all hours, as needed, day or night, weekends or holidays, during planned outages or emergency situations. Employees in the Line Apprentice position must learn to perform all duties in a safe manner and adhere to all company safety rules and procedures. Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, supplying and delivering electricity to approximately 7.4 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 52,700 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Carolinas, the Midwest and Florida – and natural gas distribution services serving more than 1.5 million customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas. Our commercial and international businesses own and operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a portfolio of renewable energy assets.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver's license.
Must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Certificate from Lineman’s Training School or currently enrolled
Certificate from Technical School Line program or currently enrolled
Military experience
Experience in the electric utility industry
Training and/or work experience with climbing different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.)
Previous work experience or training working near power lines and electricity (residential, commercial, overhead lines, or underground lines)
Experience with responding to natural disasters or emergency situations (storm response such as hurricanes, tornado, wind event, high water; emergency responses such as fires, auto accidents, etc.)

Responsibilities

Constructs, maintains, and repairs electrical distribution systems, including overhead and underground lines
Installs and repairs electrical equipment such as street lighting and load control devices
Constructs overhead and underground distribution lines based on engineering specifications, including setting poles, pulling cable, setting transformers, etc.
Installs equipment such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, load control devices, meters, streetlights, safe lights, etc.
Maintains and repairs equipment, e.g., checking equipment and performing preventative maintenance using test equipment such as volt and amp meters to measure the performance of equipment
Responds to trouble calls when equipment fails and/or electrical service is interrupted
Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally