Line Mechanic D

American Electric Power • Canton, OH

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Assist with work involving installation, rearrangement, maintenance, operation, removal, and inspection of electrical transmission and distribution facilities, including overhead and underground equipment. Drive and operate line trucks and associated auxiliary equipment. Duties are performed at progressively greater levels of skill and under direct, immediate, or general supervision as appropriate. The role includes a progression through training and experience milestones such as D-100, D-200, and D-300, or equivalent experience.

The employee must live or be willing to relocate within 30 miles of the Canton South Service Center in Canton, Ohio. The position requires a physical abilities assessment and recommended results on the HireVue Line Worker Virtual Job Tryout. The stated physical demand level is Heavy Work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• No experience required.
• Possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Obtain appropriate licensing required by federal or state law before the end of the designated probationary period, unless management authorizes additional time.
• Acquire a CDL learner's permit within 60 days.
• Have the 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 Company-determined time frame, the qualifications needed to perform the duties of the next higher classification in the line of progression, or vacate the current classification.
• Achieve recommended results on the HireVue Line Worker Virtual Job Tryout.
• Complete a physical abilities assessment.
• Live or be willing to relocate within 30 miles of the Canton South Service Center in Canton, Ohio.
• Meet the Heavy Work physical demand level: exert 50–100 pounds occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and greater than negligible up to 10–20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Line work experience or line school education.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assembling, installing, maintaining, removing, and inspecting underground facilities, conductors, fixtures, structures, and associated equipment on de-energized and grounded overhead and underground facilities.
• Perform ground-person duties under direct or immediate supervision, as skill level dictates.
• Assist with loading, unloading, handling, maintaining, installing, and removing poles, towers, and structures.
• After D-100 or equivalent experience, operate Company equipment other than digger/derricks and aerial lift vehicles; climb poles, ladders, and structures; and work on de-energized conductors and equipment. Work on equipment energized up to 260 volts under direct supervision when permitted.
• After D-200 or equivalent experience, operate digger/derrick and aerial devices under immediate supervision as skill level dictates; work on conductors and equipment energized up to 260 volts under immediate supervision of a higher classification.
• Assemble and install line material and hardware under direct or immediate supervision.
• Use and store hand lines, tie knots, and apply basic knowledge of ropes and rigging equipment inspection and use.
• Splice primary and secondary overhead wires using appropriate tools, hardware, and equipment, including crimping and compression tools.
• After D-200 or equivalent experience, operate cutouts, line switches, reclosers, other sectionalizing devices, and line and transformer devices under direct supervision, progressing to less restrictive supervision as skill level dictates.
• After D-300 or equivalent experience, test de-energized overhead lines and equipment and install and remove personal protective grounds under immediate supervision.
• Inspect and maintain tools, equipment, and the work area in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
• Identify, inspect, use, and maintain rubber gloves and sleeves (PIPE), and insulating blankets, hoses, and covers (IPE).
• Inspect, maintain, organize, operate, and stock Company vehicles, equipment, and tools.
• Perform assigned housekeeping duties and report irregularities and abnormal conditions.
• Safely perform pole-top and bucket-truck rescues as training is completed.
• Protect or control the work area and set up and remove barricades, flags, signs, cones, and related equipment.
• Maintain accurate records and submit accurate reports as required.
• Read and record information and registered readings on analog or digital kilowatt-hour meters.
• Complete Monthly Apprentice Cards and submit them to local supervision for review.
• Perform similar or less-skilled work as assigned.
• Drive and operate line trucks and associated auxiliary equipment.

Benefits

• AEP offers a comprehensive benefits package intended to support employees' overall well-being; specific benefits are not enumerated.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED