Department Summary
Under general supervision, a journeyman line worker performs any duties required in the operation, maintenance and construction of the electric distribution, sub-transmission, transmission, communication lines and associated equipment.
Job Description/Responsibilities
Additionally, a journeyman line worker must be able to direct the work of two other lower rated employees but limited to working directly on 750 volts, or less, including:
1. Installing, inspecting, removing, maintaining, and repairing:
- Poles, towers, cross arms, braces, pins, insulators, secondary racks, brackets, guys, transformer supports, and other supporting structures
- Wires and other conductors
- Transformers, lighting arresters, capacitors, isolators, fuses and cutouts
- Disconnecting oil and air-break switches and repeater fuses
- Communication lines
- Other associated equipment
2. Locate and repairing faults:
- On all types of overhead and underground lines and equipment on regulators, transformers of all types, capacitators, boosters and similar devices
- Items which cause radio or television interference
3. Installing or removing poles, towers, arms, pins, insulators, dead ends and associated equipment in and on energized circuits
4. Measuring voltage and current, phasing and paralleling circuits, power or lightning transformers and regulators
5. Directing and training electric line apprentices in accordance with the Electric Line Apprenticeship Program
6. Installation and testing electronic devices on such equipment as capacitors and other associated equipment on electric distribution systems
Requirements/Qualification
Must have all of the qualifications of a Journeyman Line Worker and, in addition:#1. Must have had at least two years experience as such, or the equivalent#2. Must be able to advance through training as required by their job duties#3. Must acquire a knowledge of the station rules and instructions for unattended substations#4. Must be willing to work irregular schedule or shift schedules as assigned. This position will be filled as Journeyman Line Woker (LG 16) - Electric Service Worker (LG17) commensurate with the successful candidate*s experience.##All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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ONLY JOURNEYMAN LINE WORKERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THESE POSITIONS.
