Lineman

Oversee the performance of skilled maintenance and repair of the electrical distribution and transmission systems in accordance with standard trade practices.

Work is frequently performed with high-tension cables and under unfavorable weather conditions, requiring skill and care to protect the employee's life and the lives of others.

Most of the work entails routine construction.

Incumbents may be assigned to special trouble jobs in which some independent work occurs.

REPORTS TO Transmission & Distribution Manager SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None.

ON CALL YES RESPONSIBILITIES Repairs or replaces defective power lines and auxiliary equipment; splices and reconnects broken ends of fallen wires to insulators or installs new replacement wires.

Repairs equipment such as cross arms, braces and street lights; replaces burnt fuses, broken lightning arresters and insulators.

Replaces defective poles by erecting new poles alongside condemned pole and transferring cables and other auxiliary equipment.

May test voltage load on transformers, makes minor adjustments to transformers to either step-up or step-down voltage; replaces defective transformers.

Usually works on energized lines involving electrocution hazard and requires caution and use of safety devices.

Locates trouble in primary and secondary lines; replaces fuses in transformers; clears short circuits in lines.

Job Requirements EDUCATION High School Diploma/GED required.

Completion of a recognized Journeyman Lineman Apprentice Program required (for external applicants, will accept a minimum of five years of experience as a Journeyman Lineman in the electric utility industry).

EXPERIENCE 5+ years Additional Requirements CERTIFICATES None.

LICENSES Florida Commercial Drivers License Class A with airbrake endorsement required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities are required for this job, with or without an accommodation.

These include close, distant, and color vision.

The incumbent is regularly exposed to risks such as wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions, including extreme cold and/or heat; and risk of electrical shock.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE DUTIES This position is part of New Smyrna Beach Utilities Emergency Management Team and, as such, shall be expected to perform all duties that are assigned during an emergency management operation.

Any additional compensation, above the normal weekly salary shall be outlined in the Human Resources Manual or Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Failure to appear to perform emergency management assignment and to work assigned shifts as scheduled by NSBUs Emergency Incident Commander or individuals designated by the General Mana...