Apprentice Lineman 1, 2, 3

The City of Wauchula is currently accepting applications for Apprentice Lineman, levels 1, 2, and 3.

Final placement and start pay will depend on the applicant’s skills, experience, and qualifications.

Disaster/Emergency/Schedule/On Call/Rotating Shifts Expectations:
This position is considered an emergency/disaster position, which requires the employee be ready, willing, and able to report to work during emergencies and/or disasters of any kind, notwithstanding any other commitments the employee may have

Essential Physical Abilities: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is frequently required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to work in high, precarious places; outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Application can be submitted electronically at www.cityofwauchula.com; or emailed to scamacho@cityofwauchula.com, or delivered to City Clerk Stephanie Camacho at 126 S 7th Ave Wauchula, FL 33873.

The City of Wauchula complies with EEO, ADA, FMLA, and other applicable employment laws in its hiring and employment practices.

Full job descriptions for Apprentice Lineman 1, 2, and 3 are below.

Apprentice Lineman 1
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned dictated by operational necessity.
Working under the direction of a Lineman and Apprentice 3 & 2, the responsibilities for an individual filling this position include the following:
· Climbs poles and operates all equipment associated with the construction, maintenance, and repair of the electrical distribution system.
· Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
· Assists Lineman as a ground man.
· Measures, cuts, and bends wire and conduit as directed by Linemen.
· Assists in lifting, positioning, and fastening objects such as wiring, conduit, motors, and transformers.
· Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
· Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope. Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
· Replaces or repairs poles, cross-arms, wire, transformers, OCR’s, switches, arrestors, streetlights, and other distribution equipment.
· Install and repairs primary and secondary metering.
· Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts in order.
· Disassembles defective electrical equipment, replaces defective or worn parts, and reassembles equipment.
· Traces out short circuits in wiring.
· Performs limited repairs to power transmission equipment and lines.
· Installs “C.T.’s” and “P.T.’s” with instrument metering.
· Works closely with Linemen to achieve journeyman status.
· Must be able to comply with scheduling requirements, including working on-call.
Minimum Qualifications: To performs this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty or responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities; education and/or experience; and, certificates or licenses required in order to fill the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Must have working knowledge of the equipment necessary to repair power lines, including lift truck, power line tools, and safety equipment.
· Must have knowledge of proper safety procedures associated with line crew work, especially working with live power lines.
· Must have thorough working knowledge of the equipment necessary to trim trees.
· Must have knowledge of proper tree trimming procedures and safety procedures associated with tree trimming.
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
· Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the line crews, including peers, superiors, subordinates.
· Must be able to communicate effectively with the public.
· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
· Ability to work in units of measure related to electrical and power transmission equipment.
· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
· Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in non-standardized situations.

Education and Experience:
· Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in electrical distribution technology; or
· Documentation of completion of formal electrical distribution technology basic program; and
· One (1) years’ experience and/or training.

Certificates and Licenses: · Must hold valid Class B commercial driver’s license.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct supervisory responsibilities.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Apprentice Lineman 2

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned dictated by operational necessity.

Working under the direction of a Journeyman, the responsibilities for an individual filling this position include the following:
· Climbs poles and operates all equipment associated with the construction, maintenance, and repair of the electrical distribution system.
· Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
· Measures, cuts, and bends wire and conduit as directed by Linemen.
· Assists in lifting, positioning, and fastening objects such as wiring, conduit, motors, and transformers.
· Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
· Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
· Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
· Replaces or repairs poles, cross-arms, wire, transformers, OCR’s, switches, arrestors, streetlights, and other distribution equipment.
· Install and repairs primary and secondary metering.
· Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts in order.
· Disassembles defective electrical equipment, replaces defective or worn parts, and reassembles equipment.
· Traces out short circuits in wiring.
· Performs limited repairs to power equipment and lines.
· Installs “C.T.’s” and “P.T.’s” with instrument metering.
· Works closely with Linemen to achieve journeyman status.
· Must be able to comply with scheduling requirements, including working on-call.

Minimum Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty or responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities; education and/or experience; and, certificates or licenses required in order to fill the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Must have working knowledge of the equipment necessary to repair power transmission lines, including lift truck, power transmission line tools, and safety equipment.
· Must have knowledge of proper safety procedures associated with line crew work, especially working with live transmission lines.
· Must have thorough working knowledge of the equipment necessary to trim trees.
· Must have knowledge of proper tree trimming procedures and safety procedures associated with tree trimming.
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
· Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the line crews, including peers, superiors, subordinates.
· Must be able to communicate effectively with the public.
· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
· Ability to work in units of measure related to electrical and power transmission equipment.
· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
· Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in non-standardized situations.

Education and Experience:
· Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in electrical distribution technology; or
· Documentation of completion of formal electrical distribution technology basic program; and
· Two (2) years’ experience and/or training.

Certificates and Licenses: · Must hold valid Class B commercial driver’s license.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct supervisory responsibilities.

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Apprentice Lineman 3

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned dictated by operational necessity.
· Assists the Electrical Distribution Supervisor and Journeyman with planning new or modified electrical distribution system installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and established trade standards and codes.
· Assists the Electrical Distribution Supervisor and Journeyman with preparing sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that all completed work complies with established trade standards and codes.
· Climbs poles and operates all equipment associated with the construction, maintenance, and repair of the electrical distribution system.
· Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
· Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
· Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
· Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
· Replaces or repairs poles, cross-arms, wire, transformers, OCR’s, switches, arrestors, streetlights, and other distribution equipment.
· Install and repairs primary and secondary metering.
· Provides guidance and job supervision to Linemen 2, Linemen 3, and Tree Trimmer, and makes decisions on minor problems that arise on the job site.
· Must be able to comply with scheduling requirements, including working on-call.
· Maintain traffic control systems.

Minimum Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty or responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities; education and/or experience; and, certificates or licenses required in order to fill the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Must have thorough working knowledge of the equipment necessary to repair power distribution lines, including lift truck, power line tools, and safety distribution equipment.
· Must have thorough knowledge of proper safety procedures associated with line crew work, especially working with live transmission lines.
· Must have thorough working knowledge of the equipment necessary to trim trees.
· Must have knowledge of proper tree trimming procedures and safety procedures associated with tree trimming.
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
· Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the line crews, including peers, superiors, subordinates.
· Must be able to communicate effectively with the public.
· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
· Ability to work in units of measure related to electrical and power transmission equipment.
· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
· Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in non-standardized situations.

Education and Experience:
· Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in electrical distribution technology; or
· Documentation of completion of formal electrical distribution technology apprenticeship training program; and
· Four (3) years’ experience and/or training.

Certificates and Licenses: Must hold valid Class B commercial driver’s license.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has limited supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Journeyman over other members of the line crew, including Apprentice 2, Apprentice 3, Groundman & Tree Trimmer, and the laborer(s) assigned to tree trimming duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.70 - $39.07 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Can you communicate effectively with the community?
• Do you have at least a 2-year college or Technical Trade in Electrical Distribution Technology?
• Can you provide documentation of completion of Formal Electrical Distribution Technology Basic Program?
• Have you completed our online application?
• What is your minimum salary requirement?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL B (Required)
• Experience (Required)

Work Location: In person