Line Mechanic C-A

American Electric Power•South Point, OH

About The Position

Perform work involving installation, rearrangement, maintenance, operation, removal, and inspection of electrical transmission and distribution facilities. Drive and operate line trucks and associated auxiliary equipment. Duties apply to overhead and underground equipment and facilities. The Line Mechanic C builds on the skills, abilities, and knowledge learned as a Line Mechanic D or equivalent. The role progresses through staged training and qualification. Under supervision appropriate to skill level and qualifications, the employee assembles, installs, maintains, removes, and inspects overhead and underground facilities, including conductors, cables, transformers, fixtures, structures, and associated equipment. The employee works on energized equipment and URD cable within limits established by completed training or equivalent experience, uses electrical test equipment, and may perform specified work on primary conductors under direct supervision as qualifications advance. The position also involves building equipment mountings and overhead transformer installations, conducting tagging procedures while switching energized circuits, inspecting and troubleshooting lines, directing employees assigned to assist, and completing monthly apprentice cards for supervisory review. The posting includes separate qualification information for Line Mechanic C, B, and A, as well as a requirement for the successful candidate to live or be willing to relocate within 30 miles of the South Point Service Center in South Point, Ohio.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
For Line Mechanic C: at least one year of distribution electrical power line work experience; alternatively, one year of related line experience consisting of successful completion of a one-year electrical power line school certificate plus at least 16 weeks of internship or distribution electrical power line experience, or an associate degree from an electrical power line school that includes at least 16 weeks of internship or distribution electrical power line experience.
For Line Mechanic C: have performed the duties of and possess all qualifications of Line Mechanic D or equivalent, and qualify through demonstration, examination, and/or performance appraisal as determined by the Company.
Ability and desire to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties and responsibilities of Line Mechanic A, and qualify through demonstration, examination, and/or performance appraisal as determined by the Company.
Acquire, within the timeframe determined by the Company, the qualifications necessary for the next higher classification in the line of progression or vacate the current job classification.
Physical abilities assessment required.
Valid Class A CDL required.
For Line Mechanic B: high school diploma or GED and at least two years of work experience as a Line Mechanic C or equivalent experience as determined by the Company; valid Class A CDL required.
For Line Mechanic A: high school diploma or GED and successful completion of apprentice lineman training, including the B-200 certification written test with a score of 80% or higher and successful completion of hands-on comprehensive demonstrations.
For external Line Mechanic A candidates: at least four years of line work experience and successful completion of the journeyman pre-assessment.
For Line Mechanic A: valid Class A CDL required.
Successful candidate must live or be willing to relocate within 30 miles of the South Point Service Center, 409 Technology Drive, South Point, Ohio 45680.

Responsibilities

Assemble, install, maintain, remove, and inspect overhead and underground facilities, including conductors, cables, transformers, fixtures, structures, and associated equipment.
Work on conductors and equipment energized up to 260 volts under general supervision after completing C-100 or acquiring equivalent experience.
Assist with work on conductors and equipment energized at secondary voltages up to 600 volts under immediate supervision of a higher classification.
After completing C-100 or acquiring equivalent experience, test, de-energize, ground, splice, and terminate URD cable, and troubleshoot, repair, and energize URD cable and equipment under appropriate supervision.
After completing C-200 or acquiring equivalent experience, work on conductors and equipment energized up to 600 volts under general supervision.
Use volt meters, amp meters, ground meggers, continuity testers, and other electrical test equipment associated with line work on voltages up to 600 volts.
After completing C-200 or acquiring equivalent experience, cover up stationary tied-in primary conductors and equipment under direct supervision, as skill level dictates.
After completing C-300 or acquiring equivalent experience, cover up, transfer, or move primary conductors and equipment under direct supervision, as skill level dictates.
After completing C-400 or acquiring equivalent experience, perform duties outlined for the B classification during the first twelve months, including assisting with energized line, cable, and equipment work and progressing from direct to immediate supervision as skill level dictates.
Replace fuses and operate switching and sectionalizing devices energized at any voltage under general supervision, as described for the first twelve months in the referenced B classification.
Build and erect equipment mountings, such as regulator and transformer platforms, and build overhead transformer installations.
Conduct proper tagging procedures while switching energized circuits.
Inspect and troubleshoot lines.
Perform similar or less skilled work as assigned.
Direct the work of employees assigned to assist.
Complete monthly Apprentice Cards and submit them to local supervision for review.
Drive and operate line trucks and associated auxiliary equipment.