First Class Line Worker

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A: Transmission and Distribution Line work

- Familiar with effects of electric shock and other hazards involved in electric work.

- Acquire thorough working knowledge of First Aid/CPR, bucket rescue and pole top rescue procedures.

- Demonstrate progression in Line Worker Training Program by completing assigned modules and successfully completing any attended schools. (Attachment A – Line Worker Training Progression)

- Acquire a thorough knowledge of the Cooperative’s Safety manual and its application to all duties and follows all safety rules including OSHA requirements.

- Adheres to Four County policies concerning “on-call” personnel and is readily available for emergencies during off-duty hours.

- Comprehends the name, use, capabilities and maintenance of all material and tools used in the construction of overhead and underground distribution lines and can identify parts of climbing tools.

- Determines anchor installation location and angle.

- Loads and unloads poles and wire according to proper procedures.

- Plumbs and tamps poles.

- Installs or replaces guy wires, grounds rods, wire holders, sag conductors, and single-phase, self-contained meters.

- Operates hand line and block ropes.

- Climbs poles, connects single-phase service entrance and repairs break in service wire with supervision of appropriate personnel.

- Splices all types of distribution conductors.

- Reads Four County detail maps.

- Works energized (below 600 volts) structures from bucket truck, by climbing or use of a ladder.

- Selects and places pole correctly on job site; digs hole for pole by hand for installations; and, rakes pole according to specifications.

- Installs wire holders and sags service drops.

- Repairs break in service wire with supervision of appropriate personnel.

- In appropriate situations, grounds truck according to proper procedures.

- Follows specifications and frames poles on “A” specifications.

- Knows distribution line structures.

- Performs other duties as requested by supervision

- Operates line truck to set poles; knows classes of poles and proper setting depths; and, plumbs and tamps energized line poles, with supervision of appropriate personnel.

- Knowledgeable of and recognizes sagging wire and different types of connections.

- Climbs poles, installs/repairs security lights, replaces transformers, repairs break in primary or secondary service wire, cuts and trims trees around hot and cold lines with supervision of appropriate personnel.

- Splices secondary wire and primary conductor, bisects and installs anchors and guys

- Begins to learn the difference between air cooled and oil cooled transformers.

- With supervision, cuts and trims trees around energized and de-energized lines, practicing safe operating procedures.

- Works with local office operations crew minimum of three (3) months.

- Follows specifications of sketch sheets and frames poles on A, B & C phase specifications.

- Works energized structures (greater than 600 volts) from bucket truck or by climbing. Primary work limited to installing a saddle and covering up.

- Can identify various circuits of connected batteries and knows procedures for recharging batteries.

- Knows proper way of hand setting poles; classes of conductors and conductor ties; methods of reeling out conductors; methods of grounding; procedures; importance of rubber protection equipment; correct procedure for personal grounds; and, voltages by type of construction.

- Installs cross arm dead ends and pulls conductors and ties in conductors on poles with de-energized lines; replaces transformers; repairs break in primary or secondary service wire.

- Disconnects/reconnects consumer electrical services; answers trouble calls; determines sources and directions of feeds; check voltage at weatherhead or meter sock; connects services and transformers on poles; installs and terminates underground secondary cable; and, fuses transformers.

- Knows correct work order procedures and correct procedures for work construction.

- Performs maintenance on climber’s body belt and safety strap.

- Assists in training and developing lesser skilled line workers.

- Working knowledge of NESC and Cooperative’s specifications. Capable of inspecting, approving and/or rejecting consumer’s service entrance wiring prior to connection and is able to check road, building and foreign circuit clearances.

- Knowledgeable in the area of distribution transformer theory.

- Knowledgeable in the area of substations.

- Familiar with Cooperative’s electric system and can determine feeds, phases and can sectionalize and locate trouble.

- Proficiently uses the Cooperative’s computerized (AM/FM/GIS) mapping system to design work orders, create electronic field drawings and identify service locations.

- Under supervision, begins to handle hot conductor greater than 600 volts.

- Installs or replaces poles, crossarms (including double arms), insulators, conductors, distribution transformers, fuse cutouts, switches, lightning arresters and oil circuit reclosers.

- Knows insulator insulating values, components of substation and the steps to take substation out of service, and method of measuring voltage and voltage drops.

- Operates oil circuit reclosers, electronic equipment and switches including gang-operated devices; makes transformer connections internal and external; makes necessary repairs to conductors; applies tension and brings conductor to sag and makes up deadends.

- With supervision, installs crossarm on poles with energized lines; deadends and pulls conductors on energized lines; and ties in conductors on poles with energized lines.

- Determines probable cause of substation outages.

- Uses and has complete working knowledge of name, care and use of hot line sticks and equipment including the rigging of such equipment on transmission lines.

- Identifies problems and knows correct procedures in troubleshooting primary lines and what precautions to observe when doing so.

- Knows: basic parts and classes of meters and matches meters to type of service; methods of determining phase rotation; and, procedure for changing direction of 3-phase motor.

- Arranges in steps to locate faulted transformer bank; assists in relocating energized poles and making conductor installations over or under foreign-owned energized circuits; works from bucket on energized or de-energized lines; performs pole and substation inspections; and, patrols, inspect and inventories lines as required.

- Identifies: secondary coil connections; various transformer banks; secondary connections for transformers; and, phases of substations.

- Installs and connects transformer banks in accordance with RUS spec book.

- Installs and removes distribution air break switches, voltage regulators, capacitors, current and potential transformers, substation transformers, reclosers, and other substation apparatus.

- Knowledgeable of equipment for phasing system (rotation meter, etc.)

- Has working knowledge of “y” and Delta electric systems. Banks, connects, checks polarity, and rotation of transformers.

- With qualified personnel, performs substation switching and operations.

- Working knowledge of NESC and Cooperative’s specifications. Capable of inspecting, approving and/or rejecting consumer’s service entrance wiring prior to connection and is able to check road, building and foreign circuit clearances.

- Knowledgeable in the area of distribution transformer theory.

- Knowledgeable in the area of substations.

- Familiar with Cooperative’s electric system and can determine feeds, phases and can sectionalize and locate trouble.

- Proficient in all phases of overhead and underground work, hot stick and bucket work and effects of electric shock and other hazards involved with electric system work.

- Knows safety rules to observe while working in bucket, safe and proper method of grounding bucket truck and how to perform hot work from a bucket.

- Performs: all forms of transformer connectors and understands transformer theory; 3-phase bank installation, URD primary and secondary installation; and, single-phase transformer and 3-phase metering installation.

- Locally operates or disables substation motor control.

- Recognizes single phasing of equipment and troubleshoots all areas of system.

- Runs service truck, without supervision, if needed.

- With direction of Engineer, opens RTU to check continuity of fuses.

- Handles self appropriately within substation to assure safety for self and fellow employees.

- Knowledgeable of all types of conversions, what electrical equipment requires protection by lightning arresters; and, methods of coordinating reclosers with other reclosers.

- Knowledgeable in substation construction and inspections.

- Learns and comprehends metering theory as applicable.

- Has ability to perform switching utilizing proper procedures.

- Patrols lines for outages of overhead and underground faults.

- Installs line or sub regulator without supervision and removes same.

- Sets time delays on voltage regulator and voltage settings.

- Knows and exercises precautions for handling capacitors.

- Proficiently uses the Cooperative’s computerized (AM/FM/GIS) mapping system to design work orders, create electronic field drawings and identify service locations.

- Participates in on-call rotation in lead role capacity.

- Participates in on-call rotation in lead role capacity.

B: Safety

- Operate and maintain equipment including line/bucket truck, trencher, trailers and power tools such as chain saws, drills and ground rod drivers according to operating/safety procedures and good housekeeping guidelines.

- Recognizes strengths and functions of different ropes and different knots and their uses for various jobs.

- Knowledgeable of all highway safety and information signs, proper radio procedures and winch boom signals.

- Knowledgeable of: construction hardware; overhead construction tools; transmission line structures; URD distribution construction methods; underground construction hardware; safe depths for primary and secondary conductors; transformer parts and functions; and, distinguishes differences between additive and subtractive transformers.

- Recognizes and reports system hazardous conditions.

- Cleans work site of scrap materials and debris upon job completion

- Inspects pole to insure they are safe for climbing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) 4% Match

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Flexible spending account

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Life insurance

- Opportunities for advancement

- Paid time off

- Prescription drug insurance

- Professional development assistance

- Referral program

- Retirement plan

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person