Pre-Apprentice Lineman/Groundman

About the role

A Groundman is an entry level position in the lines department and performs a variety of labor duties necessary to assist journey level workers and others in installing, maintaining, repairing and/or operating company facilities and equipment.

The Groundman must obtain an apprenticeship within 24 months of hiring or forfeit their employment.

The Pre-Apprentice Lineman (Internal Candidates) employees will be required to bid locations in Utah, Idaho and/or Wyoming, after successfully passing the final Journeyman Lineman Exam.

Responsibilities

• Hand lineman must wear necessary protective equipment needed for work being performed (i.e. hot sticks, rubber goods, blankets, gloves, etc.)
• Prepare and assemble various line apparatus required for particular work being performed
• Drive and operate the various vehicles and/or equipment
• Keep work areas clean and organized
• Pickup scrap wire, boxes, and other discarded materials
• Keep unauthorized people away from work area
• Stocking trucks with material commonly used on a daily basis and maintaining vehicles (fueling, cleaning, organizing, etc.)
• Use various hand and power tools
• Assist with loading various materials onto trucks and/or trailers

Digging

• Assemble conduit and place in trench
• Assist with installation of various underground apparatus
• Assist with pulling wire
• Must be knowledgeable with the materials needed and process to strip and terminate underground cables
• May be required to assist lineman in second bucket while working on lines
• Prepare pole mount transformers and assist with installation
• May prepare work orders, requisitions and other routine reports as assigned

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma, GED, or proof of equivalent
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Be available to work extended hours, prearranged overtime and after-hours outages as required by the company
• This position will require a post-offer, pre-placement physical capacity screening, conducted by a licensed physical therapist, to ensure the candidate meets the physical demands of the job
• The screening will assess only the identified physical demands of the job being applied for
• Ability to communicate with others and to assimilate and understand information, in a manner consistent with the essential job functions
• Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions
• Ability to perform duties involving prolonged standing, sitting, crouching and/or stooping
• Ability to push, pull, and position tools, equipment, and structural material weighing in excess of 100 pounds
• Ability to lift loads weighing up to 75 pounds
• Ability to work on smooth or uneven surfaces and under varying climatic conditions
• Ability to work with both arms overhead
• Ability to grip and hold lines and ropes with up to 75 pounds weight
• Ability to operate assigned equipment and vehicles