Piedmont Electric Cooperative ยท 3 weeks ago
Line Technician
Hillsborough, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expPiedmont Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative dedicated to serving its members and improving community quality of life. The Line Technician will perform diverse work erecting, repairing, and operating distribution and transmission facilities, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Electrical DistributionNon Profit
Responsibilities
Maintain strict compliance with all safety regulations and work conditions
Establish and maintain reliable electric systems and distribution voltages under direct supervision
Must be proficient at operating all types of equipment used in line work
Ability to make some decisions in the application of standards
Must be able to provide instruction to ground workers or others of a lower classification
Able to develop limited knowledge of substation operations
Must have knowledge of circuit feeds and opening points
Must be available for rotating on-call duty and power restoration
Must be able to perform any duties associated with the previous classification
Must follow all PEMC safety regulations
Assist in the training of Line Technician II, Line Technician III, and Ground Workers
Must perform construction and maintenance activities on overhead and underground construction lines under direct supervision
May occasionally be asked to lead the crew in absence of the crew leader
Required mastery of all requirements for Third through First Class Apprentice Line Technician positions
Performs all other duties as directed by supervisors and management
Assigned to on-call rotation and must be available for storms, and outage restoration as needed
Qualification
Required
Experience should be 5-7 years
Must have valid NC Driver's License and CDL
Applicants must reside within 30 minutes drive of the Hillsborough office or be willing to relocate within a specified time frame
Maintain strict compliance with all safety regulations and work conditions
Establish and maintain reliable electric systems and distribution voltages under direct supervision
Must be proficient at operating all types of equipment used in line work
Ability to make some decisions in the application of standards
Must be able to provide instruction to ground workers or others of a lower classification
Able to develop limited knowledge of substation operations
Must have knowledge of circuit feeds and opening points
Must be available for rotating on-call duty and power restoration
Must be able to perform any duties associated with the previous classification
Must follow all PEMC safety regulations
Assist in the training of Line Technician II, Line Technician III, and Ground Workers
Must perform construction and maintenance activities on overhead and underground construction lines under direct supervision
May occasionally be asked to lead the crew in absence of the crew leader
Required mastery of all requirements for Third through First Class Apprentice Line Technician positions
Performs all other duties as directed by supervisors and management
Assigned to on-call rotation and must be available for storms, and outage restoration as needed
Preferred
Electric Lineman Certificate preferred
Company
Piedmont Electric Cooperative
Piedmont Electric is a nonprofit electric utility serving 33,000 consumers in parts of Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange and Person counties.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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