Overhead Distribution Lineman A1 Date: Jun 5, 2024 Location: Midland, TX, US, 79701 Company: Linetec Services, LLC (S4) Description: SummaryLinetec is a part of the Centuri Group, who is comprised of a family of companies that make up a utility infrastructure enterprise, operating throughout the US and Canada, safely delivering gas, electric and utility services to our customers and the community. We help you build your career on Solid Ground by investing in your development and valuing your unique skills, perspective, and background. Employees are the lifeblood of our organization, and we’re committed to providing a stable foundation to continuously grow and thrive. We’ve got work for the next 100 years- All we need is you!As a Lineman A1 you will build and maintain multiphase energized facilities with minimum supervision under working Journeyman or above. Experience required is fourth year first, six months. The work location for this position is in Alpine, TX.Perks
Benefit Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
401K w/ Company Match
Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
Potential Bonus Opportunities
Career Development Opportunities
Employee Discounts
Weekly Payroll
Responsibilities
Work on utility poles and fixtures on energized situations
Demonstrate proper cover application, handling energized multiphase primary conductors and working around covered multiphase lines
Frame transformer banks, rotate three phase secondary/services and troubleshoot overhead lines
Read job prints and built to spec
Adhere to safety performance requirements
Complete tree trimming, multimeter operations, using line test equipment, cut-outs and reclosures, advanced rigging, line repair with rubber gloves and hot sticks
Introduction to substation safety, capacitors and reactors, power transformers, URD troubleshooting and circuit breakers
Perform other responsibilities as requested by leadership
Education, Skills, Experience Needed
Minimum 4 years’ experience in the electrical powerline industry
All the knowledge, skills and abilities required for a Lineman B2
Understand basic electricity and proper use, care and maintenance of hot sticks
Pass evaluation of competency prior to promotion and activity in the Apprenticeship Training Program
Working Environment
Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling
Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment
Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
Requirements
Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results
Valid driver’s license with clean driving record is preferred
Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card
With the health and safety of our employees, customers and the communities we serve in mind, all candidates who receive an offer of employment will be required to complete a COVID-19 risk assessment; your responses will help us determine an employment start date
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementThis job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety-sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40. It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.