Line Technician Apprentice - 1st Year

Job description

LINE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE 1ST YEAR Definitions Used Throughout the Job Description: - Direct Supervision: Observing an employee closely enough at working level to provide immediate feedback in case the employee is about to perform an unsafe act (work practice). The purpose of this close supervision is to ensure that proper safety rules, operating procedures, and electrical safety-related work practices are being followed. - General Supervision: A Line Technician - Journeyman observing an employee from the immediate area of the structure providing the necessary instruction and direction for the tasks being performed. General Purpose of Work: A Line Technician Apprentice - 1st Step may, under Direct Supervision (first six months) or General Supervision (second six months) of a Line Technician - Journeyman, climb poles and work on low-voltage equipment energized to not more than 300 volts, provided they do not come within close proximity of lines and equipment energized above 300 volts. Any work done on high-voltage equipment will be performed in a de-energized and grounded zone. Qualifications: - Under Direct Supervision, digs pole and anchor holes, assists in pole setting, ground-a...