Assistant Cable Splicer & Underground Lineman

Portland General Electric

United States

On-site

USD 96,000 - 99,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Portland General Electric is hiring an Assistant Cable Splicer at the Rose City Operations Center. The role involves safely wiring, splicing, and connecting cables and transformers, including underground work, with a day shift and an hourly wage of $70.87.

The position requires a Journeyman lineman card (or Journeyman Cable Splicer card), hot-line experience, and a valid commercial driver's license. Starting pay is listed in the posting; the company emphasizes safety, equal opportunity, and a

Qualifications

Journeyman lineman card required.
If applicant is not a Journeyman Lineman, then a Journeyman Cable Splicer card is required.
Hot line experience required.
Commercial driver's license required.

Responsibilities

Work safely.
Rack, insulate, splice, and terminate leaded and nonleaded cables.
Install and connect transformers.
Install main-line service boxes, main-line disconnect blocks or switches, network protector testing, jumpering customers' services, and other hot secondary wiring, including residential underground.
Install conduits.
Install and connect transformers in customers' vaults as well as Company vaults.
Do primary switching in the underground area and switch lines at all voltages.
Install and maintain ornamental streetlight standards and streetlight equipment.
Install and remove all types of transformers, arresters, fuses, cutouts, switches, and streetlighting equipment.
Drive Company vehicles, both cars and trucks.
Performs other duties as assigned.