Line Technician

Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation•Nicholasville, KY

About The Position

The Line Technician carries out construction, operations, and maintenance work to provide reliable service to the Cooperative’s membership. The position works independently or with other personnel on energized and de-energized lines, performs line switching and equipment work, responds to service calls and emergencies, and maintains assigned tools, equipment, and vehicles. The Line Technician may perform supervisory duties when the Crew Chief is absent and may train and direct occasional assigned personnel. The role requires following safety procedures and company policies, maintaining required certifications and a commercial driver’s license, and staying informed about line switching procedures, circuit diagrams, and SCADA protocol. Work is outdoors in varying and sometimes severe weather, with exposure to noise, vibration, moving mechanical parts, and operating equipment. The position works four ten-hour shifts and includes irregular hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and assigned on-call rotations.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Five years’ experience in the Line Technician training program or equivalent line experience.
Ability to read and follow operations, technical, and safety manuals.
Ability to follow directions and work with other line technicians and warehouse personnel as assigned.
Ability to communicate with line technicians and crew chiefs and collaborate with coworkers to solve problems.
Ability to complete reports and other paperwork and perform mathematical calculations.
Maintain certification in climbing poles.
Possess and maintain a valid commercial driver’s license.
Maintain certification in pole-top and bucket-truck rescue.
Have vision and color perception, ability to hear, and ability to reach overhead.
Pass a physical examination when employed and have sufficient health to perform the essential job functions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting, squatting, kneeling, bending, stooping, climbing poles, balancing, and repetitive use of hands and feet.
Ability to reach the regular work location from the employee’s residence within a reasonable length of time.

Responsibilities

Perform construction, operations, and maintenance on energized or de-energized lines, individually or with other personnel.
Perform line conversion, switching, and fusing.
Install transformers, transformer banks, breakers, regulators, and auto boosters with little or no supervision.
Stay informed about safety measures and maintain proficiency in first aid, artificial respiration, and pole-top resuscitation.
Identify hazardous conditions or potential line failures and correct them or report them to a supervisor.
Cut right-of-way and trim trees as required.
Assist with digging holes, setting anchors, and aligning and framing poles.
Attend and participate in Cooperative safety meetings.
Perform supervisory responsibilities when the Crew Chief is absent.
Receive on-call service calls, ensure requests are handled promptly, and complete required outage reports.
Respond to requests for assistance during major events as needed.
Maintain assigned tools and equipment and operate assigned line equipment and devices efficiently.
Direct customer complaints and information to the proper authority.
Train and direct occasional personnel as assigned.
Drive and operate the assigned vehicle and keep it neat and orderly.
Maintain a commercial driver’s license.
Stay informed about EKP line-switching procedures and perform as directed by the EKP dispatcher.
Stay informed about Blue Grass Energy feeds, circuit diagrams, and SCADA protocol.
Perform substation power restoration using proper protocol.
Follow the BGEnergy Safety Manual and company policies and procedures.
Maintain pole-climbing, pole-top rescue, and bucket-truck rescue certifications.
Work four ten-hour shifts and participate in assigned on-call rotations, including during emergencies.