Line Mechanic C-A

American Electric Power•Pearisburg, VA

2d•$31 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Line Mechanic role is posted across Line Mechanic C, B, and A classifications and will be filled based on education and experience. The position performs work involved in installing, rearranging, maintaining, operating, removing, and inspecting electrical transmission and distribution facilities, both overhead and underground as applicable. Employees may also perform miscellaneous, related, and incidental work. Duties and level of supervision depend on classification, demonstrated skill, and progression through the line mechanic training and qualification process. The successful candidate must live, or be willing to relocate at their own expense, within 45 minutes’ safe driving distance of the Glen Lyn/Pearisburg Service Center in Glen Lyn, Virginia. A physical abilities assessment is required. The physical demand level is Heavy Work: exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 25 to 50 pounds frequently, and greater than negligible up to 10–20 pounds constantly to move objects. The posting lists a compensation range of $31.33–$58.62. American Electric Power states that it provides equal employment opportunity without discrimination on protected grounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
A valid Class A CDL is required.
For Line Mechanic C: at least one year of distribution electrical power line work experience; alternatively, one year of related line experience consisting of a successfully completed 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 B: at least two years of work experience as a Line Mechanic C or equivalent experience as determined by the Company.
For Line Mechanic A: successful completion of apprentice lineman training, including the B-200 certification written test with a score of at least 80% and successful completion of hands-on comprehensive demonstrations. External candidates must have at least four years of line work experience and successfully complete the journeyman pre-assessment.
Must have performed the duties of and possess the qualifications of the preceding classification or equivalent, and qualify through demonstration, examination, and/or performance appraisal as determined by the Company.
Must have the ability and desire to acquire the knowledge and skills needed for the role and to qualify for the next higher classification within the timeframe determined by the Company; otherwise, the employee may have to vacate the current classification.
A physical abilities assessment is required.
Must be able to meet the stated residence requirement or relocate at their own expense.

Responsibilities

Assemble, install, maintain, remove, and inspect overhead and underground conductors, cables, transformers, fixtures, structures, and associated equipment.
Work on electrical conductors and equipment at voltage levels and under supervision appropriate to the employee’s classification, training, and qualifications.
Test, de-energize, ground, splice, terminate, troubleshoot, repair, and energize underground residential distribution cable and equipment as qualified.
Use electrical test equipment, including voltmeters, ammeters, ground meggers, and continuity testers, for line work up to 600 volts as qualified.
Cover, transfer, or move primary conductors and equipment under the supervision specified for the employee’s qualification level.
Build and erect equipment mountings, including regulator and transformer platforms, and build overhead transformer installations.
Follow proper tagging procedures when switching energized circuits.
Inspect and troubleshoot lines.
Install, maintain, and operate cutouts, line switches, reclosers, sectionalizing devices, underground distribution facilities, street-light circuits, transformer banks, regulator banks, and capacitor banks as applicable to classification.
Locate and correct faults, trouble, and hazardous conditions on lines and equipment, using cable-locating and fault-finding tools as applicable.
Perform line work on energized and de-energized facilities, including work on congested construction, live-line work, emergency repairs, and energized cutovers, as qualified for the classification.
Direct crews or employees assigned to assist, and assist employees of equal or higher classification as applicable.
Conduct and facilitate safety meetings as applicable to classification.
Complete monthly apprentice cards and submit them to local supervision for review where required.
Obtain, issue, accept, and release transmission and distribution clearances or permits in accordance with switching and tagging procedures, as applicable to classification.
Communicate with customers about meter or service locations and service interruptions related to their electrical equipment, as applicable to classification.
Perform similar or less-skilled work as assigned.