First Class Lineworker

Lansdale Borough•Lansdale, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direction, work with high voltage electricity (69kv, 34kv, 5kv); build and maintain Borough electric system; construct poles and hang power lines; maintain electric equipment throughout the Borough; perform the duties of Borough electrician; interact with residents to solve electric issues; maintain and troubleshoot traffic lights and streetlights in the borough.

Requirements

Four (4) years of electrical schooling from a vocational or trade school
Successful completion of pole climbing school
Five (5) to ten (10) years of line experience
Valid PA Driver license
Commercial Driver (CDL) license
Completion of pole school and ADVANCED level of knowledge (1 – 2 years electrical experience) for 2nd Class Lineman
Completion of four (4) years vocational trade school and BASIC level of knowledge for 3rd Class Lineman
Pole Climbing school not yet complete for 3rd Class Lineman

Nice To Haves

On-the-job training for less qualified operators
Gradually perform duties and responsibilities of a fully competent lineman as knowledge and experience are gained
Perform duties of the lineman under supervised direction for lineman who meet specific experience and knowledge requirements

Responsibilities

Work with high voltage electricity
Check substations for flags and targets
Perform maintenance for switching, main sub, and nine unit substations
Execute measurements and drawings for blueprints and maps
Walk the lines to inspect them
Execute switching changes to allow for maintenance, and to redistribute load
Communicate with other linesmen regarding the load
Maintain breakers and transformers by checking oil and gas (pressure, temperature, et)
Change and/or filter transformer oil if necessary
Operate valves to relieve pressure
Visually check sub units (especially for copper theft)
Size transformers (calculating full load for a full block)
Run wire (spool, rope, twine, pull), use a sight stick to hang with proper sag and length in accordance with distance, temperature, and size of wire
Maintain and replace wire
Install backup generators where needed (e.g., police, wastewater)
Mark the ground for PA One calls
Check poles after accidents
Use metrotech and spitfire tools to locate underground wires
Maintain power lines under the railroad tracks (drop into manhole, must be certified to work near railroad)
Upgrade and maintain transformers (checking hot transformer leads, upgrading transformers)
Check thermal pictures and prioritize what needs to be taken care of
Run wire underground (running pipe, digging, laying pipe, backfilling, gluing ends, sticking together, laying screen around the pipe)
Strategically plan where to run wire
Install transformers
Assist in the design and layout of electric projects in the borough
Size fuses, operate hot-sticks and shot-guns
Dig and set 40’ to 75’ utility poles using auger truck, dig and set anchors for guide wires to support poles and aerial pulls
Hang line hardware, crossarms and aerial transformers
Run conductors, primary and secondary
Repair and maintain truck and equipment (e.g., chain saws, lawn mowers, other small power equipment)
Electric work for borough buildings
Install Ethernet cables for borough buildings
Setup and troubleshoot lighting, sound, multimedia, and communications equipment
Maintain electrical system for the park fountain and the pump at the pool
Make up taps for service (both 3 phase and single phase)
Make aerial and underground splices on conductors
Climb aerial poles and ladders for house services and rear property conductors
Trim trees around conductors to ensure safe clearance with electric lines
Work with contractors to complete new work
Re-lamping all borough owned light fixtures
Respond to trouble calls related to power failure, power quality, and customer electric complaints, diagnose the problem, often replace or repair electric wire
Run the trouble truck to take care of downed wires, traffic lights, customer issue
Attend to traffic signals in flash
Monitor and maintain the preemption system with the traffic signals
Wire and install all street lights aerial and underground
Test and maintain street lights (re-lamping; checking photo cells; checking heads; installing new streetlights -- always bees, spiders, birds in the lamps)
Maintain lighting in the parks
Traffic light repair and maintenance
Cover wires with rubber for other contractors
Ensure safe working conditions
Use rubber hoses, dead-end protectors, rubber sleeves and gloves, rubber blankets to cover live wires
Deploy bucket truck to fix flags around town, to put up decorations in the fall/winter, to break down and store decorations Jan 1
Install banners
Install temporary lighting for parades
Cut and haul the Christmas tree and set it in the ground and decorate
Snow plow when necessary
Keep shop clean
Keep inventory stocked