Experienced Lineworker-Maxwell

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Inc•Maxwell, TX

20h

About The Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Resides within or willing to relocate within a reasonable response time distance (approx. 15 minutes) from the reporting location. Ensures that trucks, tools, and assigned equipment are properly used, and maintained. Climbs poles and operates out of bucket truck. Operate and maintain all line equipment. Bypass breakers in substations and downstream devices. Performs transmission switching with Generation and Transmission provider. Provides training and leadership for Apprentice Linemen. Ensures that all safety procedures and precautions are followed. Occasionally performs supervisory activities. Follows Cooperative, NESC, NEC, REA, OSHA, state, and other regulatory agency procedures and rules in the performance of all work. Satisfies callout rotation, duties, and responsibilities. Performs all necessary activities in construction, trouble shooting and maintenance of energized, and de-energized, overhead and underground distribution lines. Patrols lines, identifies, repairs, or replaces defective materials, equipment or unsafe conditions, and notifies supervisor if necessary. Required to be on-call, available to work weekends, holidays and non-standard hours as needed. Maintain professional working relationships with all employees, members, and vendors at all times. Maintain regular attendance; arrives to work on time and is ready to work. Use safe work practices at all times and in all situations. Must be able to appropriately handle confidential information and act within the practices established by the Bluebonnet Red Flag policy. Tools and Equipment Used: Office Equipment including computer, printer, copier, fax, etc. Required to drive a cooperative vehicle. Required to operate heavy equipment. According to established business need, must maintain a mobile phone and appropriate communication plan. Physical Demands: Requires repetitive motion of hands and fingers such as dialing and keyboarding. Will work on pole or in bucket, reaches and bends to perform work on the pole usually using hand tools weighing as much as 20 lbs. Climbs a pole with belt and equipment or hand tools weighing 40 – 50 lbs. Pushes and pulls transformers for proper placement for installation. Loads cable and other materials onto truck at warehouse. Operates hydraulic or manual tamp when backfilling dirt around poles. Clears brush in utility easement. Performs some digging when installing underground lines. Work Environment: Extended time spent outdoors in extreme weather conditions. May work at heights up to 100 + feet above ground. Works in high light (broad daylight) and no or low light conditions – using hand held lantern or spot lights. Works in areas with possible exposure to poison oak, poison ivy and insect stings. Works in potentially hazardous conditions caused by pets and wildlife in or near the work site.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or equivalent, plus four (4) years’ experience and/or over 8000 hours of work in line construction field required.
Thirty semester hours of college credit in power technology, electronics, communications technology, industrial technology, or related field may substitute for one year of the general required experience, with a maximum substitution of one year.
Military service in an equivalent area may also substitute for work experience
Valid Texas Commercial Driver's License.
Must have working knowledge of transmission and distribution systems.
Ability to install, maintain, and troubleshoot transformer banks, regulators, capacitor banks, breakers, and other electrical equipment.
Approved by LCRA to switch transmission equipment in substations.
Perform advanced distribution troubleshooting skills, both primary and secondary voltage.
Knowledge in fusing and sectionalizing coordination.
Basic computer skills in the following applications: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, NISC time entry, and work order processing.
Ability to communicate effectively and positively; focused on improvement or problem resolution in a constructive, positive, and professional manner.

Nice To Haves

DOL Line Erector/Installer Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Resides within or willing to relocate within a reasonable response time distance (approx. 15 minutes) from the reporting location.
Ensures that trucks, tools, and assigned equipment are properly used, and maintained.
Climbs poles and operates out of bucket truck.
Operate and maintain all line equipment.
Bypass breakers in substations and downstream devices.
Performs transmission switching with Generation and Transmission provider.
Provides training and leadership for Apprentice Linemen.
Ensures that all safety procedures and precautions are followed.
Occasionally performs supervisory activities.
Follows Cooperative, NESC, NEC, REA, OSHA, state, and other regulatory agency procedures and rules in the performance of all work.
Satisfies callout rotation, duties, and responsibilities.
Performs all necessary activities in construction, trouble shooting and maintenance of energized, and de-energized, overhead and underground distribution lines.
Patrols lines, identifies, repairs, or replaces defective materials, equipment or unsafe conditions, and notifies supervisor if necessary.
Required to be on-call, available to work weekends, holidays and non-standard hours as needed.
Maintain professional working relationships with all employees, members, and vendors at all times.
Maintain regular attendance; arrives to work on time and is ready to work.
Use safe work practices at all times and in all situations.
Must be able to appropriately handle confidential information and act within the practices established by the Bluebonnet Red Flag policy.