SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Crew Foreman, the Apprentice Lineworker is responsible for building, maintaining, and repairing overhead and underground power distribution lines within the scope of his or her training and certification in a safe and efficient manner within accepted operations standards.

To maintain favorable public relations with the member-owners on the electric system by providing optimum quality service at the lowest possible cost while insuring the safety of fellow employees and the general public.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Below is a list of typical duties for which the Lineworker-Apprentice will be accountable/responsible. This list is not intended to include all responsibilities of this position but an outline of tasks indicative of the overall function of this job. Responsibilities/duties include, but are not limited to:

Safety of assigned crew personnel and fellow employees affected by assignments;

Understanding and personally performing all duties in accordance with applicable safety and Cooperative policy manuals, as well as reporting to Supervisor hazardous conditions for the safety of the employees, member consumers and general public;

Performance and productivity of the crew;

Individual performance in line crew activities;

Studies and learns required job knowledge and skills in order to advance in a timely manner through the complete apprenticeship program (Apprentice Lineworker, Second Class Lineworker, First Class Lineworker);

Ability to perform the following under supervision, include but is not limited to:

Connect services and transformer on poles

Read demand meters and standard meters

Climb poles

Sag and tie conductors on poles

Cut and fall danger trees and shade tree trimming

Assist on trouble calls

Install, terminate and splice U/G secondary cable

Install street and area lights

Read and interpret staking sheets

Install primary underground cable, terminations and splices

Determine source and direction feeds

Framing poles by A and B and C specifications

Install grounds on a de-energized line

Safely handle capacitors

Connect OH and UG services

Know voltages by type of construction

Operate line truck to set poles

Operation of bucket truck

Install anchors and guys

Perform all duties of subordinate line positions

Restoration of services during outages;

Maintenance of assigned vehicle, equipment and tools;

Appearance of assigned vehicle and work equipment;

Individual adherence to applicable standards and specifications in projects and assignments, including but not limited to:

RUS specifications

OSHA regulations

Other operational and regulatory systems

Maintaining current knowledge of equipment, mapping system and other operational and regulatory systems related to the responsibilities of the position;

Operating a two-way radio by regulations, rules and laws;

Acquiring and maintaining first aid/CPR certification;

Response time to assigned locations;

Reporting to supervisor regarding progress and problems of assignments and projects;

Personal work planning and scheduling;

Control of costs and assignments;

Assisting in troubleshooting assigned problems;

Quality and neatness of work performed

Providing assistance to other service personnel and helping maintain good departmental morale;

Completing annual personal and departmental goals assigned by management;

Participating and assisting with the Cooperative’s Annual Meeting, as needed;

Reporting problems and conditions promptly which warrant immediate resolution;

Attending scheduled meetings;

Personal productivity and adherence to schedules and deadlines for assigned work;

Keeping assigned work area clean, neat and organized at all times;

Performance of related duties as assigned or necessary.

About South River EMC

South River is an Electric Distribution Cooperative that has 108 employees at this time. Our main office is situated in Dunn NC less than 10 miles from where I-95 and I-40 intersect. Our Fayetteville office is located on Ramsey St, just off I-295 in Fayetteville, NC. We are about 1 1/2 hours from the beach and approximately 3 1/2- 4 hours from the NC mountains. NC weather is great... the saying is...if you don't like the weather that you are having in NC today, wait a day and it will change. South River is very competitive on wages and benefits. I would say, NC has a lot to offer and so does South River EMC.

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