Station Electrician C-A

Job Summary

Perform all types of work involved in the construction, maintenance, rebuild, removal, operation, testing and inspection of energized or de-energized generation, transmission and distribution facilities.

Assist in responding to emergency call-outs on station trouble and coordinating prompt restoration of service to customers as required.

Job Description

• Work on energized equipment up to 260 volts.
• Afford assistance in work on conductors and equipment energized at voltages above 750 volts with direct supervision or assistance of personnel in higher classification after six months in classification.
• Select proper prints and/or drawings for various work and have a basic understanding of each.
• Utilize voltmeters, ohmmeters, ammeters, insulation meggers and other test equipment associated with station work.
• Afford assistance in disassembling and reassembling, inspecting, maintenance, and repairing of station transformers, circuit breakers, portable substations, rotating machinery, network protectors and transformers, air ducts and heat exchangers; install and maintain station batteries; replace nitrogen bottles and air filters.
• Afford assistance in station work such as installing conduit, pipe, cable and wire; use hand lines to pass tools and materials; dig and backfill trenches; remove and spread stone; uncrate equipment and material; install and remove portable substation fences, barriers and safety signs; paint structures and equipment; climb station structures.
• Utilize various kinds of tapes, insulating materials, protective and insulating paints and varnishes, and understand proper application of each.
• Afford assistance in making visual inspections such as check lights, heaters, circuit breaker counters, oil levels, and bus connections; read gauges such as voltmeters, ammeters, hydrometers, pressure and level gauges; apply start-run-stop tests on emergency generators, water and sump pumps and fire engine motors.
• Report abnormal conditions.
• Replace lamps, switches, duplex outlets, dry cells; install and maintain signal and communication systems.
• Afford assistance in various tests involving oil samples, connecting and operating portable and stationary oil handling equipment. Assist in electrical tests, TTR, Doble, core megger and resistance for transformer testing, etc.
• Afford assistance in station switching including use of radio communication and/or direct instruction from higher classification, assist in checking equipment clearances and making de-energized tests, place grounds as directed.
• Knowledge and proficiency in steel and aerial lift rescue.
• Maintain records and prepare and submit reports as required.
• Attend and participate in training and assist in the training of other employees as assigned.
• Use and operate various company vehicles, specialized equipment, hand and power tools.
• Operate company vehicles, cranes, aerial lifts and specialized equipment. Perform duties incidental to the operation of such equipment.
• Use hand and power tools; operate portable generators, blowers and pumps; inspect and store personal protective equipment.
• Knowledge and use of various knots used in station work.
• Perform similar or less skilled work as assigned.
• Afford assistance employees of equal or higher classification; direct the work of employees assigned to assist.
• Become familiar with the Company's safety rules and practices and in the application of resuscitation and First Aid as presented in the Company's Safety Manual.
• Perform duties in accordance with the Company's safety rules and operating regulations and practices.

Education and Experience

• Station Electrician C: Associate degree in electrical/mechanical/industrial maintenance technology or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Two-year associate degree electrical/mechanical/industrial maintenance technology or equivalent education and/or experience for Station Electrician B.
• Minimum of 24 months satisfactory combined work experience as a Station Electrician B or Station Electrician B-Certified for Station Electrician A.

Licenses/Certifications

• Valid Class A CDL is required for all positions.

Physical Demands

• Distance in feet to climb and work on a ladder/structure: 50 ft and higher.
• Knowledge of print reading sufficient to interpret and apply information from drawings, instruction manuals, one-line diagrams, and associated documents.
• Satisfactorily complete, in such time frames as may be established by the Company, all required training to advance to the next higher classification in the line of progression, or vacate the current classification.
• Ability to discriminate between colors.
• Distance to walk accumulated over the course of an 8-hour shift: ½ Mile.
• Distance in feet to climb and work on a ladder/structure: 50 and Higher.
• Distance in feet to ascend to and work in a bucket/lift: 100 and Higher (Tested at 60’).
• Ability to discriminate between colors.
• Drive time requirement: Successful candidate must live or be willing to relocate within 45 mins of the Newark Transmission Service Center (650 Hopewell Drive Heath, Ohio 43056).

Compensation

• Station Electrician C: $31.33 - $34.84
• Station Electrician B: $38.83 - $40.03
• Station Electrician A: $58.62