Town of Belhaven: 2nd Class Lineman

Primary Responsibilities

• Participates in the installation and alignment of power line poles; stringing primary and secondary lines; attaching wire to insulators and cross arms; installing, repairing, and replacing cross arms, supports, insulators, lightning arresters, and fuse cutouts; and maintaining and repairing the street light system.
• Participates in the installation, construction, and repair of underground electrical systems by installing primary and secondary cables and transformers; by locating trouble spots in the cable span and taking necessary measures to excavate and correct; by determining and replacing faulty equipment such as transformers.
• Operates bucket truck equipment to ascend to high wires; operates other equipment such as trenchers, line trucks, backhoes, and knuckle boom equipment.
• Participates in making hot line taps and connecting wires; handles hot aspects of system only under close supervision.
• Installs transformers, fuse cutouts, and reactors.
• Transfers wire from condemned defective poles to new poles and transfers lines from old to new poles.
• Sets up work zones and trucks and prepares equipment and hardware for work to be done.
• Changes out and maintains regulators at substations.
• Cleans up and properly disposes of PCB oils.
• Performs other duties that require the use of a variety of hand tools.
• Participates in higher level tasks as part of training to become 1st Class Lineman.

Job Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of the standard techniques and practices used in underground and overhead power line construction, repair, and maintenance work.
• Considerable knowledge of the use and care of all tools, equipment, and supplies used in underground and overhead power distribution work.
• Considerable knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions involved in power line work.
• Knowledge of the principles of electricity as related to transmission and distribution.
• Knowledge of the application of information technology to the work.
• Skill in maneuvering trucks, equipment, materials and supplies on the job site.
• Skill in public contact and collaborative conflict resolution.
• Ability and willingness to work on high voltage lines and to take precautionary measures to avoid accidents.
• Ability to perform trouble-shooting to identify and perform repairs during power outages.
• Ability to understand and communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
• Ability to use line technician tools and operate required equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, other employees, and supervisors.
• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, and hearing.
• Must be able to perform heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally; 50 pounds of force frequently; and 20 pounds constantly.
• Must possess the visual acuity to operate mobile equipment, monitor work site progress, perform skilled electrical work, and inspect and assemble small parts.
• Graduation from high school and considerable experience at the electric line worker one level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possession of a valid North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License and forklift license.
• First Aid and CPR certification; Pole Top/Bucket Rescue Certification.