Powerline Technician Apprentice: Unionized Field Work in Ottawa

Valard Group of Companies; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unionized worksite

CUSW membership

Job summary

Valard Construction in Ottawa is seeking Powerline Technician Apprentices (PLT) to learn under Journeypersons while installing and inspecting electrical distribution facilities and operating line trucks. Local residency and Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) membership are required.

You will gain hours toward Journeyperson certification, climb poles, splice and splice, install grounding, and work on overhead and underground facilities across union sites. Competitive hourly wages apply.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a Powerline Technician Apprentice with the Ontario Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to provide an acceptable Drivers Abstract
• Willingness to work away from home and work a variety of shifts
• Knowledge of trade safety practices, procedures and safety requirements

Responsibilities

• Work with a Journeyperson Powerline Technician and gain hours towards obtaining Journeyperson Certificate
• Climb and work from heights and parallel to energized circuits
• Maintain poles, towers and guy wires
• Splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring to connect power distribution networks
• Open and close switches and install grounding devices to lines and equipment
• May climb poles and/or ride in bucket to install or repair wires, arms, insulators or other hardware on poles
• Install and repair underground facilities such as cable, transformers, potheads and pedestals
• Install pole hardware and auxiliary equipment such as transformers, lightning arresters, switches, fuses and insulators, using hand tools and mechanical devices
• May cover energized lines with rubber goods to facilitate safe handling of high-voltage lines without interrupting service
• Use insulated poles (hot sticks) fitted with mechanically or hydraulically operated grasping and crimping tools and/or rubber gloves and sleeves to perform energized line work

Skills

Safety practices

Willingness to travel

Teamwork

Communication

Education

PTO Powerline Technician Apprentice enrollment

Ontario Apprenticeship Commission

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Valard Construction in Ottawa is seeking Powerline Technician Apprentices (PLT) to learn under Journeypersons while installing and inspecting electrical distribution facilities and operating line trucks. Local residency and Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) membership are required.

You will gain hours toward Journeyperson certification, climb poles, splice and splice, install grounding, and work on overhead and underground facilities across union sites. Competitive hourly wages apply.