Groundman - Overhead (Okefenoke Remc)

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:

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 fingers, 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.

• Able to lift in-excess of 50 lbs.
• Willing to work over-time when requested.
• Able to travel long distances on short notice, when required.
• Able to read/write and communicate effectively.
• Able to work for extended periods in various locations, when required.

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