Lineman A - OH-Richland, MS
Chain Electric
- Richland, MS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
- Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
- Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
- Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
- Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
- String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
- Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
- Replace or straighten damaged poles.
- Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
- Travel in trucks, helicopters, airplanes, boats or air boats, to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
- 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.
- A minimum of 4 years’ directly related experience.
- Available to work irregular hours and travel at a moment’s notice, anytime
- Possess at minimum a valid CDL-B license
- Possess your own tools
- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
- Ability to read and follow instructions
- Ability to handle physically demanding construction duties in harsh weather conditions
- Ability to hear long distances
- Ability to see long distances and differentiate between colors, have clear depth perception, and peripheral vision ability
- Ability to work without supervision
- Ability to communicate well with others
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
- Completion of a Lineman training school preferred