Lineman Apprentice Trainee Jobs

This position is open to internal and external applicants concurrently.

Internal Candidate Confidentiality

The District supports the career development and aspirations of employees. To facilitate career development employees are encouraged to share job ambitions with their supervisors or managers, especially when applying for other positions within the District.

Candidates should be aware applications for this job opening may be used to create candidate pools for other positions and may be shared with supervisors, managers and/or managing directors for those selection processes. Additionally, at the final interview stage Managing Directors may share the identities of finalists with each other and discuss references. Employees are strongly encouraged to communicate their job interest with their current supervisory chain of command upon reaching the final interview stage of a selection process.

Applicants are required to submit a combined cover letter and resume in one document. Your cover letter must address the following questions (please format your cover letter so that the questions are included with your responses):

1. Why do you want to be a Lineman Apprentice Trainee at Chelan County PUD?
2. Describe your specific experience in general construction, military, or the equivalent in an outdoor environment involving manual labor, including any experience you have that demonstrates the operation of line trucks, bucket trucks, heavy equipment or line pulling equipment.

Incomplete materials will not be considered.

Preference will be given to applicants who currently have or have previously held permanent residence in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, or Okanogan counties.

To expedite the application process, combine your cover letter and resume into one PDF document before applying and upload electronically when requested in the online application process.

This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The first review date for application materials is scheduled for May 1.

Interested parties are also invited to contact Human Resources at [email protected] to discuss the position.

$35.30 - per hour

In addition to any State mandated benefits, employees also enjoy the following benefits,

• VEBA health reimbursement account
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Outstanding benefits which include zero cost employer funded medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits
• Recognition programs and position specific stipends
• Life/Voluntary Life & Long-Term Care plan option
• Competitive wages
• Paid Holidays – up to 11 days per calendar year, paid jury duty.
• Award Stipends: Safety, Employee Appreciation, Retirement Awards
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• State Retirement PERS participation (positions working 70 hours per month for at least 5 months each year)
• Optional 457 plan participation with employer matching 401(a) plan
• Leave benefits including paid leave starting at 21 days (3.23 hours/week prorated based on hours paid) per calendar year up to 35 with tenure

For more explanation of the district benefits please visit our benefits website www.mychelanpudbenefits.org.

Lineman Apprentice Trainee

Join our team at Chelan County Public Utility District. As one of the largest hydroelectric generating utilities in the Northwest, our mission at Chelan PUD is to improve the quality of life for the thousands of people who call our pristine desert and mountain community home.
Overview
This position is intended to lead to an apprenticeship where the incumbent will need to follow the guidelines set forth by the Apprenticeship Committee in accordance with the JATC and the Washington State Apprenticeship Council. This position will be expected to follow all District Safety Rules and Policies, maintain above average grades in Apprentices classes and studies and maintain a meets expectation with his monthly evaluations by his peers. This position will work through the steps necessary to become a Journeyman lineman, and work under the supervision of a journeyman lineman/Foreman or Operation Manager/ Superintendent.
Responsibilities

• As an essential function, drive a motorized vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the District.
• Attend training as required and other duties as assigned.
• Be willing to learn and understand all phases of District electrical construction standards and practices.
• Learn and understand District operating instructions.
• Perform construction and maintenance tasks in a safe and efficient manner under the supervision of a Distribution Superintendent or Journeyman / Foreman Lineman.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Employees with access to confidential employee records and information are required to restrict access from any unauthorized person, except on a need to know basis.

Reports To
Superintendent - Line Distribution
Overtime exemption
Non-Exempt
Qualifications
Education
Equivalent experience (year for year) may substitute for required education.

• No post-secondary education is required.

Experience

• 1 year of experience in general construction or a related field is required.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Driver's License at hire and WA Driver's License within 30 days of hire required
• CDL Tanker Endorsement within 60 Days required
• CDL Airbrake Restriction Removed with medical card Upon Hire required
• CPR – Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation with Valid First Aid Card within 180 Days required
• Flagger Certification within 180 Days required

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities:

• Knowledge of apprenticeship guidelines and ability to advance into the JATC apprenticeship program.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have capability to learn the use of personal and/or laptop computers.
• Knowledge of District Safety Rules and Policies.
• Requires good intrapersonal skills and ability to get along with others.
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English.
• An individual is required to have knowledge of heavy line equipment including line trucks, bucket trucks, and backhoes; and power equipment including hand tools, power tools, and wire pulling equipment.
• Requires ability and desire to train through the apprenticeship program to become a journey-level Lineman.
• Requires ability to work with hand tools and on or around man lift equipment.

Drug Screening
Drug screening prior to position entry is required for the following reason(s):

• Drives or operates motorized vehicles for purposes of transporting passengers, including other employees (occasional driving of a District passenger vehicle is not a Safety Sensitive job duty)
• Drives or operates heavy machinery, or uses rotating or heavy equipment, or power machines or tools in the vicinity of the public or other employees
• Works with, in, on, or near distribution or transmission lines or equipment in a manner that can impact the safe flow or distribution of electricity or water, or otherwise create imminent harm to the public or other employees, such as flooding, fire or explosions

Physical Demands

• Standing - Frequently
• Talking - Regularly
• Stooping/Bending - Frequently
• Visual - Far Acuity - Regularly
• Climb Stairs - Frequently
• Lifting 25 - 50 lbs Floor-Waist (copier paper) - Frequently
• Hearing - Regularly
• Visual - Color Discrimination - Regularly
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Wrist/hand/fingers manipulation (keyboarding, mousing, etc.) - Frequently
• Lifting 11-25 lbs Floor-Waist - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently
• Twisting at Waist - Frequently
• Reach Waist to Shoulder - Frequently
• Visual - Depth Perception - Regularly
• Visual - Near Acuity - Regularly

Working Conditions

• Atmospheric Conditions (dust, fumes, etc.) - Occasionally
• Proximity to Moving Mechanical Parts - Frequently
• Noise Intensity Level: - Loud
• Exposure to Toxic/Caustic Chemicals - Occasionally
• Exposure to Weather - Regularly
• Exposure to Electricity - Regularly

District Values

• Operational Excellence - High-quality innovative work execution
• Safety - Protect public and employee health and safety
• Trustworthy - Competence, integrity, respect
• Stewardship - Acting on behalf of customer-owners, protecting public resources entrusted to us

Equal Opportunity/ADA
Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.
EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers (chelanpud.org) page in English and Spanish.
The job functions and physical requirements described above 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.

• CDL Tanker Endorsement within 60 Days required
• CDL Airbrake Restriction Removed with medical card upon hire, required
• Flagger Certification within 180 Days required
• CPR – Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation with Valid First Aid Card within 180 Days required
• Valid Driver's License at hire and WA Driver's License within 30 days of hire required

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility. This should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.

EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers page in English and Spanish.

Chelan PUD will not be offering any work visa sponsorship for this role.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-I.35(c)

Safety-sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment drug screening. An essential function of this job involves duties which categorize this position as safety-sensitive.