T&D Mobile Worker (Edison)

Duquesne Light Company•Union, PA

22h

About The Position

The T&D Mobile Worker performs assigned operational, maintenance, manual labor, cleaning, landscaping, and inspection duties under semi-direct supervision. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining equipment, transporting employees and materials to job locations, performing minor repairs, keeping company facilities and grounds clean, and completing data entry and other assigned work. At Step 4, the role also involves inspecting and testing poles and distribution equipment, reinforcing deteriorated poles, patrolling facilities and rights-of-way, identifying and reporting hazards or conditions that may affect service continuity, and preparing reports or sketches.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Basic understanding of transmission, distribution, substations, and metering equipment.
Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license.
Ability to lift and carry materials, supplies, trash, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds within OSHA lifting guides.
Physical ability to withstand weather and terrain and navigate on foot while carrying necessary equipment.
Ability to use a computer to record test results.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain equipment needed for assigned work, including hand tools, carts, lift gates, man lifts, pressure sprayers, fork trucks, vehicles, weedwackers, snow blowers, bobcats, lawn mowers, and farm tractors.
Perform manual tasks such as flagging, pole numbering, digging, rigging, cleaning insulators, loading and unloading, moving heavy materials, and supplying workers with tools and materials.
Drive trucks or equipment to job locations and transport employees, equipment, supplies, and materials as directed.
Perform minor servicing and repair work on trucks and equipment.
Check truck materials and notify the supervisor of material requirements; arrange and store materials orderly.
Clean company facilities, including floors, windows, and toilet facilities; perform miscellaneous painting and operate power-driven cleaning equipment as required.
Collect and dispose of rubbish; mow lawns, perform general landscaping, and gather and dispose of debris at company facilities.
Keep sidewalks, parking lots, and pavements clear of snow, dirt, and ice; replace burned-out light bulbs.
Perform data entry and other work as required or assigned.
Operate equipment to inspect and test poles; use tools, materials, and techniques to reinforce deteriorated poles.
Patrol facilities on foot or by vehicle, inspect rights-of-way, and post circuit identification and hazard warning signs.
Inspect poles, crossarms, distribution installations, and equipment; promptly report hazardous, faulty, or unwarranted conditions.
Report conditions that may affect continuity of service, including damaged insulators, slack line conductors, crossed secondary lines, worn insulation, deteriorated poles, tree interference, damaged or faulty meters, and defective brackets.
Generate reports manually or using equipment and provide rough pencil sketches as required.
Report obstructions to access to company rights-of-way.
Perform other work as required or assigned.