El Equipment C&M - Substation Electrician

FirstEnergy • Mansfield, PA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The Substation Electrician performs duties in connection with the installation, removal, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of energized and de-energized overhead and underground electric transmission and distribution substation equipment. Performs other work as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have attended training school for Substation Electrician A and successfully completed required examination.
• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• Must have a valid CDL Class A.
• Must promote and interact harmoniously, under regular and emergency situations, with fellow employees, other Company employees, and customers.
• Must have a telephone and respond regularly to planned overtime and call-outs, as required.
• Must satisfactorily progress in and complete required training courses as required by the Company.
• Must have a knowledge of and comply with the local, state and federal motor vehicle laws and must meet the Company's driving requirements.
• Must have demonstrated aptitude for and skill in the performance of the assigned duties

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, performs the assigned work in overhauling, calibration, and testing of new and in-service equipment.
• Becomes proficient in the skills of wiring checkout; operational substation switching; testing, calibration, installation of overcurrent and ground relays; the application of programmable logic controllers; basic SCADA systems; the setup, commissioning and teardown of mobile substations; all breakers, switchers, MOABs and airbreak switches, instrument transformers, load tap changers; testing, calibration, and installation of regulators; network transformers, interrupters, and protectors; and comprehensive troubleshooting and functional testing of substation equipment and systems.
• Interprets and works from basic construction drawings, wiring drawings, and schematics, manufacturers’ instruction manuals and equipment specifications.
• Demonstrates the preparation of written reports and records in connection with work performed, problems encountered, solutions achieved and data all recorded in a neat, accurate, and concise manner. Also the ability to make field sketches of installed or in-service equipment, wiring, and connections.
• Cleans up liquid spills, smoke, fire, and water-damaged material, and other equipment damage according to the FirstEnergy Accident Prevention Handbook, including procedures mandated by city, state, federal, and Company regulations.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide timely, courteous and helpful assistance, when required, in customer substations in switching, repairing, and replacing damaged or faulty equipment.
• Demonstrates the ability to replace defective devices, components, or connectors and repairing, assembling, erecting, and installing equipment, hardware, and accessories in a safe, efficient, and proper manner, demonstrating proper use of equipment and tools, as assigned.
• Receives and incorporates instruction in equipment operation and the proper performance of work from higher classification employees, supervisors or other management, assisting in organizing and planning the assigned work, as directed; participating in daily job briefing sessions with the crew to coordinate and ensure the safe completion of the work.
• Keeps work area in good order and cleans up after completion of the work.
• Works closely with and interacts with other elements of the Region and Corporation in overlapping work areas in a manner that is useful, efficient, and productive.
• Assists in assignments in connection with the new or replacement installation, adjustment, inspection, repair, and removal of designated substation systems, underground cable/termination and equipment, including switching instructions from Dispatchers.
• Assists in assignments, through all voltage levels, in connection with energized circuits and electrically-isolated transmission circuits in substations, which are adjacent or in close proximity to energized transmission and distribution circuits.
• Assists in the assigned work in inspection, testing, calibrating, maintaining, installing, removing of substation supervisory batteries, chargers, and associated equipment and emergency generators.
• Maintains, repairs, and installs of all electrical equipment including, but not limited to, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, transformers, load tap changers, rotating equipment, capacitor banks, batteries, switches, and various relay and control equipment; including underground vault systems and equipment, as assigned, and communications equipment as requested by other areas.
• Maintains, repairs, and installs of all substation structures including, but not limited to, steel structures, bus, insulators, conduit, panel boxes, fence, stone, and yard work activities to include climbing structural steel and major equipment.
• Maintains, repairs, and installs of buildings, vaults, and manholes.
• Performs machining, welding, brazing, and cutting operations.
• Under close supervision, performs switching and grounding on high voltage equipment; under directive supervision, performs less complex switching.
• Inspects manholes and vaults.
• Assists in the operating of field test equipment including ductor, hi-pot tester, breaker travel analyzer, TTR, megger, TCG monitor, confined space monitor, and phasing sticks.
• Excavates manholes and vaults, shores and forms walls, pours and finishes concrete structures and foundations, lays up brick and block and other masonry tasks.
• Operates booms, cranes, bucket trucks, and other aerial lift equipment.
• Checks voltage and specific gravity of control storage batteries; makes minor repairs and performs maintenance work on batteries such as cleaning and greasing terminals and replacing connectors.
• Performs shop maintenance, repair, and test activities on distribution transformers, voltage regulators, oil switches, reclosers, and similar equipment.
• Performs the duties of a Substation Electrician A and other duties as assigned of an equivalent skill level.

Benefits

• competitive pay plus incentive compensation
• company-sponsored pension plan
• 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
• a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
• skills development training with tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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