Entergy - Lockport, LA

posted 28 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Lockport, LA
Utilities

About the position

The ability to perform all aspects of the Lineworker job function including but not limited to the day-to-day aspects of maintaining and building overhead and underground electrical facilities. The ability to perform work in enclosed spaces, manholes, and vaults. Responsible for various levels of learning, performing, and/or leading other lineworkers, material maintenance as well as, up to and including, aerial and underground work including utility distribution construction tasks. Working with a Live Safe mindset in all tasks; ensuring to mitigate hazards where identified.

Responsibilities

  • Learning and understanding human performance and safety tools and their usage in day-to-day work
  • Driving of different sizes and types of trucks. Operation of various pieces of equipment, including Aerial Bucket, Bread Vans, and Digger Derrick Trucks.
  • Read and understand job prints and sketches with reference to distribution standards.
  • Proper use and care of all rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Ability to perform confined space and bucket rescue tasks and properly set up and operate aerial baskets and digger derrick trucks.
  • Ability to lift, rig and tie knots to set up, jobsite and material for work in manholes and vaults, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications.
  • Ability to properly cover up secondary lines and perform energized work on secondary voltage lines.
  • Ability to use meters to perform tests and install 3 and 4 wire secondary lines.
  • Ability to identify substation and underground equipment.
  • Ability to perform underground tasks, including energized primary cover up to 34,500 volts.
  • Ability to understand transformer theories including bank installations, tap settings, and identifying and constructing multiple secondary voltage applications.
  • Ability to learn and perform simple primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications.
  • Ability to learn and perform work including, troubleshooting, splicing, and repair on energized underground secondary cable (120/208) circuits.
  • Ability to learn and identify Network Grids.
  • Ability to learn and perform splicing of primary underground cable.
  • Ability to build and maintain underground residential and network grid distribution circuits, including but not limited to, prepare/operate pad mount switchgear, install and troubleshoot URD circuits and switching/tagging URD primary cable.
  • Ability to learn three phase primary tasks to include safe operation and removal/installation of automatic transfer switches and manual switching schemes.
  • Ability to learn and perform switching of 3 phase distribution circuits in vaults and substations.
  • Ability to learn and perform troubleshooting, repair, and phasing of network protectors (120/208V).
  • Demonstrate strong Leadership capabilities including indirect crew leadership.
  • Ability to learn and perform advanced primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications.
  • Ability to perform advanced Lineworker tasks including construction of vaults, locate and correct backfeed situations, troubleshoot and repair energized 277/480V network protectors, and automatic transfer switches.
  • Ability to install communication equipment (Secondary Monitoring) in vaults.
  • Ability to perform complex troubleshooting of underground circuits using VLF, capacitor discharge, TDR, and Arc Reflexional Methods.
  • Knowledge and understanding of network protector relay schemes and Secondary Mesh Network Systems.
  • Maintaining a well-organized jobsite to ensure the surroundings are safe.
  • Learning, completing, and performing (Lineworker I-Sr) (as necessary) all mandated training, such as but not limited to, First Aid, CPR, etc.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Lineworker Mech, Helper - 0-1 year of experience required.
  • Lineworker Mech, I - 6 months to 1 year of field distribution experience is required.
  • Lineworker Mech, II - 1.5 years to 2 year of field distribution experience is required.
  • Lineworker Mech, III - 2.5 years to 3 years of field distribution experience is required.
  • Lineworker Mech, Sr. - 3.5 years to 4 years of field distribution experience is required.
  • Must be able to complete a fitness for duty testing and demonstrate physical strength to perform required tasks in all weather conditions.
  • Ability to work irregular hours and out of town assignments as required.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to take and understand directives and complete tasks.
  • Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures.
  • Ability to learn through classroom instruction, OJT and repetitive motions.
  • Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards.
  • Ability to maintain and care for Company equipment properly and safeguard assets.
  • Ability to meet the public in a pleasant and tactful manner and understand the importance of delivering a high level of customer service.
  • Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement.
  • Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base.
  • Must have valid drivers license.
  • Must have the ability to obtain Class-A CDL.
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