The purpose of this position is to provide effective and reliable service. This is primarily accomplished by locating, installing, testing, repairing, monitoring, and maintaining overhead and assist with underground power distribution lines and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist supervisor in training on safety, operation, equipment, and procedures to perform daily work on electrical systems.
• Assist supervisor with paperwork and logs of daily truck reports, job briefings, work orders, and material used for jobs.
• Locates, installs, tests, repairs, monitors, and maintains overhead and assists with underground electric systems, facilities, and equipment in order to provide uninterrupted service to customers.
• Does work on three and single phase primary overhead and assists with underground electrical equipment.
• Performs work on energized high voltage circuits from bucket truck or climbs wooden and steel poles as required.

 Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

 Knowledge:

• Electric transmission and distribution systems principles and practices
• Installation of electric transmission and distribution systems and components
• Materials or products used for electric systems
• How to operate line and bucket trucks, tractors and skid steer
• Test equipment and hand and power tools and locator equipment
• Proper safety policies and procedures
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid State issued Driver’s License
• Ability to obtain Valid North Carolina Class A Commercial Driver's License. Failure to obtain within six (6) months of hire may result in termination.
• Ability to obtain C.P.R. and First Aid Certification. Failure to obtain within six (6) months of hire may result in termination.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiently Pole Top Rescue and Bucket Rescue; failure to demonstrate proficiently within 6 months of date of hire may result in termination.

 PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Position requires:  standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, crawling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.

•  Heavy work:  Exerting 50 - 100 pounds occasionally, 25 - 50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.

• Incumbent may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, and physical hazards.

• Assist with providing work direction
• Assist with prioritizing and assigning work
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Analyzing problems and implementing solutions
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
• Ability to proficiently demonstrate Pole Top Rescue and Bucket Rescue. Failure to demonstrate within 6 months of their hire may result in termination.

High School diploma or equivalency, with at least five years of experience; or the City may consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Please be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit.  "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.  Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.  Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position.  The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.