Division Mechanic Assistant

PSEG.com; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

PSEG, a major energy company, is seeking personnel for underground transmission and distribution maintenance. The role involves supporting technicians, handling tools and materials, and performing basic installation and repair tasks in manholes, conduits and related infrastructure.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and strong reading and arithmetic skills. This onsite position includes comprehensive benefits and adherence to safety and DOE-related

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license and maintain a satisfactory driving record.
• Able to read, write, speak and understand English; basic arithmetic.
• Completed underground portion of pre-employment tests (except some pre-1980 hires).
• Ability to follow simple instructions and perform routine operations.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to learn reading construction prints and equipment operation.

Responsibilities

• Assist underground technicians by providing tools, equipment and materials.
• Install and service manhole hardware, cables and underground equipment.
• Assist with conduit, manhole, pole plant, and equipment installations and adjustments.
• Clean conduits, manholes, vaults, and transformer mats in safe locations.
• Perform minor field repairs, adjust furnaces and heat compounds to proper temperatures.
• Air test underground equipment under supervision.
• Operate pumps, fans, and small equipment; set up warning signs and barricades.
• Load/unload and move equipment; maintain neat tools and vehicles.
• Perform related clerical tasks.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Reading and comprehension (English)

Basic arithmetic

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

PSEG Company: Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
Salary Range: $ 24.975 - $ 39.686
Work Location Category: Onsite
We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.
Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.

We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories:

• Onsite: Employees work onsite daily.
• Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required.

As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Union Local

IBEWE 94

Summary

Performs minor work required in the construction, operation and maintenance of the underground transmission and distribution plant.

Job Responsibilities

• Anticipate the needs of underground technicians and division mechanics working in manholes or on poles, assist from the ground, and supply tools, equipment and material required.
• Install manhole hardware, fireproof cables, and clean and paint underground equipment.
• Assist in installing, rearranging or removing conduit, manholes, steel pole plant, equipment enclosures, street light poles and posts, fixtures, transformers, pads, cables and equipment, including aerial and submarine cables.
• Clean conduits, manholes, hand holes, and excavations. Clean vaults and transformer mats in locations where the work can be done safely.
• Operate and make minor field repairs and adjustment on furnaces and blowtorches, and heat compounds and solder to proper temperatures.
• Air test all types of underground equipment, at the direction of an underground technician or Division Mechanic.
• Operate pumps, fans, air driven tools, and other similar equipment.
• Set up warning signs, guards or barricades around openings or work areas.
• Load, unload and move equipment and material.
• Keep in good order all tools, material and equipment required by underground personnel.
• Operate car or light truck; keep vehicle neat and orderly.
• Perform clerical work related to this job.
• Learn to apply approved methods of artificial respiration.
• Perform other similar or less skilled work of the occupational group.
• Mix and place concrete. Repair sidewalks.
• Dig and backfill excavations by hand.

Job Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license and maintain a satisfactory driving record.
• Able to read, write, speak and understand English; must be able to perform fundamental operations in arithmetic and to take measurement. (Ordinarily eight grades of grammar school education will provide the necessary requirements.)
• Successfully completed the underground portion of the pre-employment test except an employee hired prior to May 1, 1980 does not have to complete the pre-employment tests.
• Able to follow simple instructions and perform routine operations.
• Have mechanical aptitude
• Have the ability to learn:
  • The reading of construction prints and the making of simple field sketches.
  • The operation and minor field repair and adjustment of furnaces, blowtorches, and the proper method of heating and melting compounds and metals used in the work of splicing cables.
  • The identification and use of all materials, tools and equipment commonly used on underground work.

Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a “Generally Authorized” destination on theattached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a “Protected Individual” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).

As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG’s drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.

If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.

PSEG is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment, including the hiring process, based on any legally protected characteristic. Legally protected characteristics include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in locations where PSEG employs individuals.
PSEG is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance applying for a position, please call 973-430-3845 or email [e-mail].
If you need to request a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job, email [e-mail]. Any information provided regarding a disability will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone involved in making a hiring decision.
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