LINEMAN B - OH

Chain Electric Co Inc; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain Electric Company is hiring an Apprentice Lineman B to support the construction, repair, and maintenance of electrical distribution systems. The role involves climbing, wiring, splicing, and equipment handling in outdoor environments, with emphasis on safety and adherence to procedures.

This semi-skilled position requires physical endurance, the ability to travel on short notice, and a valid CDL-B license.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 1/2 years’ experience in groundman and lineman work.
• Ability to travel on a moment’s notice, anytime
• Available to work irregular hours, weekends and holidays, as needed
• Possess at minimum a valid CDL-B license
• Possess your own tools
• Ability to handle physically demanding construction duties in harsh weather conditions
• Ability to read and follow instructions
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
• Ability to hear a long distance
• Must be able to see long distances and differentiate between colors and have clear depth perception, as well as peripheral vision ability.

Responsibilities

• Regular attendance and punctuality.
• Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas and following company procedures in reporting unsafe conditions.
• Climb poles or use bucket trucks to access equipment and work at heights.
• Safely construct, maintain, and repair electrical distribution systems and substations, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment.
• Verify proper grounding of truck.
• Safely control traffic near work zones.
• Keep unauthorized people away from work area.
• Identify defective equipment using diagrams and testing instruments.
• Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
• String wire conductors and cables between poles and buildings; set lines and adjust tension.
• Replace or straighten damaged poles.
• Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installation.
• Dig holes and set poles with cranes and power equipment.
• Splice or solder cables to overhead lines and customer service lines; use hand tools and epoxy.
• Cut trenches for underground cables; lay cables in trenches or through conduit.
• Maintain safe and efficient work environments at all times.

Skills

Physical stamina

Climb and work at heights

Safety awareness

Read instructions

Color vision

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Lineman training (preferred)

Tools

Hand tools

Power equipment operation

Electrical testing instruments

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

The Apprentice Lineman B is a semi-skilled position in the construction, repair and maintenance of electrical overhead distribution systems. The work involves the performance of skilled tasks in accordance with standard trade practices.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Regular attendance and punctuality.
• Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas and follow company procedure in reporting unsafe conditions or practices.
• Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment and works at heights.
• Safely construct, maintain, and repair electrical overhead and underground distribution systems and substations, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
• Verify proper grounding of truck.
• Safely control traffic passing near, in or around work zones.
• Keep unauthorized people away from work area.
• Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
• Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
• String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
• Replace or straighten damaged poles.
• Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
• Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
• Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
• Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
• Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
• Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 2 1/2 years’ experience in groundman and lineman work. (Lineman training school qualifies for experience; field assessment to determine competency.)
• Ability to travel at a moment’s notice, anytime
• Available to work irregular hours, weekends and holidays, as needed
• Possess at minimum a valid CDL-B license
• Possess your own tools
• Ability to handle physically demanding construction duties in harsh weather conditions
• Ability to read and follow instructions
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
• Ability to hear a long distance
• Must be able to see long distances and differentiate between colors and have clear depth perception, as well as peripheral vision ability.

DESIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Completion of a Lineman training school preferred.
• Computer application aptitude is a plus.

Chain Electric Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age (40 and above), religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status where otherwise qualified.