Apprentice to Journeyman Station Technician

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative•Anadarko, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position can be filled as either an Apprentice Station Technician or a Journeyman Station Technician. The Journeyman Station Technician performs substation maintenance and construction activities, developing sound, effective, and safe work habits. The Apprentice Station Technician Levels I-V participates in the substation apprentice training program, performs substation maintenance and construction activities, and develops sound, effective, and safe work habits. The apprentice program requires a minimum of five years to complete, followed by an additional year at the Station Technician level. It includes extensive on-the-job training, formal training, and written study, some of which must be completed outside of work hours. Satisfactory performance and continuous progress toward completion of the program are required.

Requirements

High School graduate or a GED
Minimum of one (1) year experience in two (2) or more of the following areas: Operation of light and/or heavy equipment such as cranes or boom trucks, digger equipment, bucket trucks, or aerial man lift devices.
Construction, maintenance, or operation of an electrical distribution or transmission system.
General construction or building experience as an electrician or apprentice electrician.
Previous schools or training (including military) related to the electrical industry.
Previous experience in any of the following categories: Working in climbing tools.
Working from aerial man lift devices.
Working at heights up to 120 feet or more.
Working in electrical substations.
Working on or near high voltage AC circuits.
Have previous experience or training with computers or digital and/or electronic equipment.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively with other employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to use a personal computer to access the intranet and Microsoft Office software as required.
Must live within a thirty-mile radius of specified work location.
Must be willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and overnight travel on short notice.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of six years' experience in the maintenance of transmission level substations, or completion of a certified apprentice training program in substation maintenance and two years' experience.
Related education may be substituted for experience at a rate of one year of education for two years of experience.

Responsibilities

Safely performing maintenance on all station equipment including, but not limited to, transformers, oil circuit breakers, reclosers, and regulators in a manner to ensure equipment reliability.
Safe and proper installation, testing, and energization of station equipment.
Proper and safe use of various testing equipment such as power factor and insulation, transformer turns ratio (TTR), breaker timing, resistance, sweep frequency response analysis (SFRA) and Doble test equipment.
Properly and safely installing and energizing mobile substations.
Properly and safely removing stations from service and upgrading and rebuilding existing stations.
Coordinating with others in the department and other departments to ensure timely scheduling and completion of projects.
Coordinating with Transmission Operators on clearances and switching orders to ensure safe operations.
Testing and maintaining tools and equipment such as hot sticks and aerial basket trucks in a safe and good working condition.
Maintaining accurate and current reports and records related to area of responsibility.
Maintaining vehicles and working environment in a safe, clean and orderly condition.
Successfully completing all the requirements of the substation technician apprentice training program including formal training, on-the-job training, and written study, some of which must be completed outside of work hours.
Learning to perform and performing at a level appropriate to training, the duties of a Journeyman Substation Technician.