Line Service Worker

Ameren • Gerald, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Under indirect and intermittent supervision on a regular day-shift assignment, the Line Service Worker patrols, repairs, and restores service or reports trouble on overhead and, as required, underground circuits. The position inspects and operates automatic substation equipment, makes residential, commercial, and industrial trouble calls, and performs customer service repairs and adjustments needed to restore service. The role regularly involves working alone and driving a Company automobile equipped with tools and materials.

The worker responds to service interruptions and emergencies; locates and clears circuit trouble; repairs overhead and underground equipment; performs switching and grounding operations as directed; inspects substations; and completes related meter, transformer, lighting, reporting, and customer-service work. The position may also involve certain gas-service operations in some geographical groups.

The role is exposed to outdoor weather and may require night work, emergency work at any time of day, and work in cramped or crowded positions or on slippery or uneven footing. Hazards include falls, electrical shocks, flashes or burns, traffic, dog bites, and falls on customers’ premises. A 25-mile domicile requirement applies from the assigned Operating Center. The listed hourly pay is $56.70 at Grade Step FA 037, Step 1 of 1 (Top Step). The position is eligible for annual incentive payments based on company performance, subject to management discretion. Benefits are referenced for regular full-time employees, with details available on the company’s Benefits & Perks Page.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• One year of experience as a Lineman or successful completion of the Apprentice Line Troubleman Training program.
• Thorough knowledge of overhead line construction and standard practices.
• Adeptness in artificial respiration.
• Must be alert, neat in appearance, resourceful, agile, quick-acting, and able-bodied.
• Must meet the 25-mile domicile requirement from the assigned Operating Center.
• Ability to work alone and in outdoor conditions, including at night and during emergencies.
• Ability to work safely around electrical hazards, traffic, and customers’ premises.

Responsibilities

• Patrol, repair, and restore service or report trouble on overhead and, as required, underground circuits.
• Inspect and operate automatic substation equipment.
• Drive a Company automobile equipped with tools and materials.
• Respond to residential, commercial, and industrial trouble calls and make repairs or adjustments needed to restore service.
• Clear and put up fallen wires; respond to “light out” and “power off” calls; locate trouble and restore service or report needs to the Distribution or District Dispatcher.
• Test circuits and equipment for open, ground, or short circuits and clear trouble when possible.
• Inspect, repair, reinstall, or string services; clear tree limbs; and replace brackets.
• Replace blown line, transformer, or substation fuses; patrol and repair street lighting, alley circuits, or feeders.
• Inspect, report, and clear emergency substation trouble; check substation operation; read meters; and change ammeter or voltmeter charts.
• Check relays and breakers in substations and reset relays.
• Perform routine or emergency switching on overhead or underground circuits of all voltages, or clear circuits as directed by the Distribution or District Dispatcher.
• Phase out and establish phase rotation on overhead and underground circuits.
• Respond to fire alarms by clearing Company wires or customers’ circuits, and investigate and extinguish fires on poles.
• Install and remove grounds and protective equipment on poles or in substations.
• Investigate and report in detail Company accidents involving personal injury or property damage.
• Investigate current thefts and answer jury summonses involving related cases.
• Change burned-out transformers in special cases with the aid of other linemen and make transformer load tests.
• Install or read watt-hour and maximum-demand meters; wind, set, or change time clocks; and read check meters on poles.
• Write requisitions and reports on work performed.
• In some geographical groups, block and release regulators, perform switching operations in Company distribution and transmission substations, and turn gas service on or off.
• Operate an inhalator in accident cases.
• Respond quickly to customer calls and locate trouble and restore service as quickly as possible.
• Use and safeguard the trouble car, tools, and materials carefully; observe safety rules and traffic laws; make prompt decisions on own initiative; and take care when clearing or guarding fallen high-voltage wires.
• Keep confidential information concerning accident investigations, current diversions, and non-pay orders.

Benefits

• Annual incentive payments based on company performance, subject to sole management discretion.
• Benefits are available to regular full-time employees; details are provided on the company’s Benefits & Perks Page.

What This Job Offers

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