Apprentice 1st Year - Apprentice 3rd Year

About the Role

Construct, build, and maintain overhead and underground electric facilities with primary voltages ranging up to 15KV.

Responsibilities

• Installation, removal, and maintenance of overhead/underground primary line facilities and secondary services.
• Installation of overhead/underground transformers and wiring of all types of transformer banks.
• Installation and wiring of regulators, capacitors, and reclosers.
• Operation of various trucks (including Aerial Bucket and Digger Derrick Trucks) and equipment.
• Reading and understanding job prints and sketches.
• Recognizing materials and their functions.
• Setting and climbing all sizes of poles in open areas, rear alleys, and energized lines.
• Availability for on-call duty and emergency response.
• Performing basic computer tasks (e.g., time entry, email, training).
• Communicating effectively and working as part of a team.

Requirements

• Must live within 20 miles of the work location (Little Rock, Arkansas).
• Ability to use physical strength to perform tasks in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work irregular hours and out-of-town assignments as required.
• Good communication skills and ability to follow directives with limited supervision.
• Maintain a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
• Willingness to attend and participate in safety meetings.
• Capability to assume supervisory responsibilities when needed.

Qualifications

• Apprentice 1st Year: Completion of an accredited Lineworker Training program OR prior demonstrated linework experience.
• Apprentice 2nd Year: Must have been an Apprentice 1st Year for at least 6 months and completed a minimum of 6 months of demonstrated linework experience.
• Apprentice 3rd Year: Must have been an Apprentice 2nd Year for at least 6 months and completed a minimum of 1.5 years of demonstrated linework experience.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to traverse uneven terrain with tools weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work in extreme weather (heat, cold) and confined spaces.
• Perform physical tasks including digging, pulling, pushing, carrying, and lifting up to 115 pounds.
• Work at heights for extended periods, including from bucket trucks and on poles/structures.
• Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, grip, handle, and feel.
• Perform emergency rescue operations, including bringing an unconscious or injured coworker down from heights.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Work up to 16 continuous hours per day and manage stress in tense situations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, with ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Pass a pre-employment Fitness for Duty exam.

Additional Information

Travel up to 25% may be required. Authorization to work in the United States is required; Entergy will not sponsor work visas for this position.