Groundman - Overhead (KUB) - Knoxville, TN

This position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

About the role

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. You will report to the Foreman.

Responsibilities

• Perform new construction, maintain and repair overhead distribution systems while putting safety first.
• Help install and repair overhead power lines, poles, insulators, conductors and related hardware.
• Maintain company vehicles, equipment and tools in good working order.
• Work outdoors in varying environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, and inclement weather.
• Available to work outages, storms, emergencies including on call rotation.
• Follow all safety protocols including PPE use and a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective cover to isolate differences of potential.
• Inspect rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Understand when to wear personal protective equipment.
• Perform rigorous physical labor.

Requirements

• High School/GED
• Valid Driver's License and able to obtain a CDL within 60 days
• Willing to travel long distances on short notice
• Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
• Work for extended periods at job locations, including out-of-state assignments
• Willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Talk, listen and use hand signals to communicate
• Frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle objects, operate tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites
• Work in loud noise levels, extreme heat, cold, wet, windy, and storm conditions

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee