Apprentice/Third Class Line Technician

Pea River Cooperative has an immediate opening for an Apprentice/Third Class Line Technician. This is an entry level, full-time, non-exempt position that will enable an employee with a Pre-Apprentice Electrical Line Worker Certification and limited experience in power line work to gain the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to progress to a Journey/First Class Line Technician. Apprentice Line Technicians are expected to learn the Line Technician job through on-the-job training as well as through classroom-type training provided by the Cooperative and must demonstrate competencies through assessment and/or job evaluation to progress to more advanced Line Technician classifications.

Duties and Requirements:

- Must perform duties in compliance with all safety policies, regulations and procedures with no shortcuts and have a safety-first mindset.

- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

- Must have successfully completed a Pre-Apprentice Electrical Line worker certification course or have equivalent job experience as an Apprentice Line Technician.

- Must be able to travel for training purposes, meetings, or to aid other electric cooperatives, as required.

- Must demonstrate excellent work quality, integrity, and diligence to ensure the safety and reliability of the distribution system.

- Must be willing and able to climb a power pole.

- Must be able to work after hours, nights, and weekends as needed as well as eventually take rotating on-call duties.

- Class A Commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required.

- Must have or be willing to obtain certifications in CPR, First Aid, and Pole Top Rescue.

- Must live within proximity of the service territory or be willing to relocate within the first 6 months of employment.

- Must be willing and able to work on the fiber distribution system including construction and maintenance as needed.

- Must have basic knowledge of methods, practices, tools, materials, and equipment involved in the construction, maintenance, and repair of an electric line distribution infrastructure.

- Must assist in constructing and maintaining electrical overhead and underground lines and equipment as authorized.

- Must operate a line truck, bucket truck, and other construction equipment as authorized.

- Must work from a bucket truck and climb poles as needed to construct and repair electric distribution system as authorized.

- Must be able to respond to power outages, emergency situations, and customer concerns after-hours.

- Must be willing to perform other work of this or any other classifications, requiring equal or lesser skills when assigned by supervisor.

Pea River Cooperative is “An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer including Veterans and Disabled.”