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Job summary
DEMCO is seeking a Crew Leader to guide a line crew in the construction and maintenance of energized and de-energized distribution lines. You will schedule work, supervise safety practices, and ensure compliance with DEMCO and industry standards.
The role requires extensive knowledge of RUS specifications, NEC/NESC rules, and field safety procedures, with on-call duties during holidays and weekends as needed.
Qualifications
- High-school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Completion of the ALEC Lineman Training Program is required.
- Minimum three years of experience as a Lineman first-class, step-three with DEMCO.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and schedule jobs for assigned crew personnel in accordance with priority.
- Complete AsBuilts and process necessary paperwork.
- Key e-time for assigned crew personnel.
- Perform construction and maintenance of energized and de-energized distribution lines.
- Inspect work for adherence to specifications and codes.
- Climb poles and work from aerial bucket safely.
- Acquire and maintain knowledge of substation switching operations.
- On-call and standby duties for power restoration as needed.
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Job description
- Under the direction of the District Manager, the position of Crew Leader provides effective leadership, delegation, and workload prioritization of crew personnel while ensuring adherence to safety and specification requirements in the construction and maintenance of the energized or de-energized electric utility plant.
Evaluate and schedule jobs for assigned crew personnel in accordance with priority.
Complete AsBuilts and process necessary paperwork associated therewith.
Key e-time for assigned crew personnel.
Perform the necessary activities in the construction and maintenance of energized and de-energized overhead and underground distribution lines.
Patrol lines and check for defective materials, equipment, or unsafe conditions and notify the appropriate first-class lineman, crew leader, serviceman, or supervisor of the problem areas.
Inspect work after completion to ensure adherence to applicable specifications and codes.
Maintain a working knowledge of the RUS specifications and guidelines on the construction of DEMCO’s overhead and underground distribution lines.
Climb poles and/or work from aerial bucket while exercising proper and safe use of hand tools.
Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of all substation switching operations, system apparatus or devices.
Maintain working knowledge of DEMCO and RUS specifications, the National Electric Safety Code, and DEMCO’s mapping system and staking sheets.
Comply with proper operating procedures in the use of the two-way radio.
Provide on-the-job training as directed.
Maintain vehicle to ensure it is always serviceable and clean.
Ensure tools and equipment are properly used and kept in good working order and condition, continuously observe Cooperative safety rules and practices, check condition of safety equipment, become familiar with safety manuals, rules and regulations prescribed by the Cooperative.
Perform on-call, stand-by, and non-duty callout duties for power restoration and associated problems during and after normal working hours, including holidays and weekends.
Perform all duties of lineman.
Other duties as assigned.
High-school diploma or equivalent required.
Completion of the ALEC Lineman Training Program.
- Minimum three years of experience as a Lineman first-class, step-three with DEMCO.
Valid Class A Louisiana Commercial Driver’s License.
ALEC Forklift Safety Certification.
DEMCO Bucket Truck and Pole Top Rescue Safety Training.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Boater Safety Certification.
CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid Certification.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Electric System: Knowledge of the construction, operation, and maintenance of distribution and transmission lines and substations.
Electrical Theory: Understanding of basic electrical concepts such as voltage, amperage, resistance, Ohm’s law, wattage, circuit theory and others.
Line Operations: Knowledge of linework process and procedures, line equipment and the electric system including line trucks, line materials, safety equipment, and service territory.
Power System Components: Knowledge and understanding of interrelationship of power system components such as generators, switchyards, substations, transmission and distribution power lines.
Regulatory: Knowledge of RUS line specifications, National Electric Code, National Electric Safety Code, OSHA Rules and Regulations, EPA, and ALEC Safety Manual.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Adaptability: Changing course of action or approach in order to suit a new situation or expectation or work through challenging issues.
Computer Skills (MS Office): Proficient in the use of common types of software in the MS Office Suite, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Computer Skills (Specific to DEMCO): Please list other computer applications specific to DEMCO that are required as a minimum:
DEMCO’s Enterprise Software
GIS Software Applications
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Electrical Troubleshooting: Investigating and testing electrical system components to determine outage causes or other electrical system failures.
Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Inspection: Determining and performing the proper inspections required for various equipment and using results to plan future actions.
Interpersonal: Qualities and behaviors used to communicate, collaborate, and build relationships successfully with others.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Leadership: Positive interaction with others through the ability to communicate well, inspire confidence, motivate employees, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, strategic planning, and decision making.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Overhead and Underground: Construction and maintenance of overhead and underground lines, tools, and related equipment.
Planning & Organization: Planning, prioritizing, and achieving work goals and assignments by working in an organized, efficient, and productive manner.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Composure: The ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Managing Priorities & Deadlines: Taking control of multiple tasks, managing time to meet approaching project due dates, handling unexpected or difficult situations, and dealing with pressure and stress.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Memorization: The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
Multilimbed Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Team Oriented: The ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, constituents, and volunteers.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Finger Movements: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).
The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
- District Manager
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