Groundman - Overhead (Ap)

Overview: The Groundman position is your first step to a rewarding career in the construction and maintenance of our nation’s Power Grid. You will assist your team in building, repairing, and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems.

Job Duties:

As a Groundman you will support your team by:

• Securing the safety of yourself and others
• Continuing training to improve technical and leadership skills
• Readily joining storm restoration efforts in times of need
• Operating vehicles and equipment in a professional manner
• Assisting fellow line-workers in meeting project objectives

Competencies:

• Ethical and Honest
• Self-Motivated
• Team-Oriented
• Customer Service Focused

Physical Aspects:

The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by a team-member to successfully perform the essential functions of their job in powerline construction.

While performing the duties of this job, team-members are regularly required to talk or hear. The team-member is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The team-member is frequently required to perform rigorous physical labor; sit; climb different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.); or balance; and stoop, kneel crouch or crawl. Team-members frequently lift or move up to or in-excess of 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, team-members may frequently be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. Team-members are occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Powerline construction work is performed outside and is subject to diverse weather conditions.

General Expectations:

• Able to lift in-excess of 50 lbs.
• Able to travel long distances on short notice, when required.
• Able to read/write and communicate effectively.
• Able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License permit within 60 days of employment.
• Able to work for extended periods in various locations, when required.

Functions to be Expected in Overhead Powerline Construction:

• Possess a basic knowledge of materials used in line work
• Understands when to wear personal protective equipment
• Understand the proper use and maintenance of hand tools
• Maintains company vehicles, equipment and tools in good working order
• Understands proper use of company radio
• Assists in replacing fuses in transformers and clears faulted circuits and systems
• Capable of assisting with the installation and hook up of a single-phase transformer
• Capable of working at heights and/or confined spaces
• Able to identify primary and secondary voltage on a circuit
• Must be familiar with induced voltage
• Capable of checking voltage on transformers
• Strings overhead wire
• Capable of installing and removing a service
• Understands minimum approach distance
• Capable of receiving and following directions
• Assists with installing transformers, lightening arrestors, cutouts, cross-arms, insulators, switches and switchgear
• Frequently works with energized high voltage systems requiring skill and care to protect the lives of themselves and others
• Must be able to climb different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.) and possess the necessary tools to do so
• Understands excavation and shoring requirements
• Able to identify different types of materials used in line work
• Works safely while performing new construction, maintenance, or repair work of energized and de-energized overhead work
• Understands how and when to use Kellum grips
• Understand basic rigging, hand lines, and lineman knot tying
• Understands the basic concepts of equipment set up and grounding
• Able to perform rigorous physical labor
• Capable of performing basic bucket rescue/escape
• Properly inspects rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Sets poles and anchors
• Must be able to work outside, frequently in inclement weather

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

VA Approved Apprenticeship Program – GI Bill Benefits Available to Eligible Veterans

Pike Electric, LLC is a Non-union Company

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team-members may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.