Apprentice Crewman

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• Provide maximum service to members and the cooperative by efficiently performing work related to clearing and re‑clearing rights of way and assisting other functions of line services.
• Provide a plan of development under which an employee may advance in an orderly manner through the various degrees of apprenticeship.

• Reports to Vegetation Management Foreman, as assigned.
• Cooperates or coordinates with all persons both within and outside the cooperative as deemed necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.

• Experience operating tools, chainsaws, and large equipment is preferred. Quick learning abilities are accepted in lieu of experience.
• Must have or be willing and able to obtain within 12 months of employment a Class A commercial driver’s license.
• Must have or be willing and able to obtain within two years of employment the qualifications of a line‑clearance tree trimmer.
• Must have or be willing and able to learn the ability to efficiently and accurately operate electronic mobile devices.
• Requires ability and willingness to complete an apprenticeship training program by the end of the third year.
• Requires willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a CPR certification and learn other life‑saving techniques.
• Requires willingness and ability to work in a wide variety of environmental conditions, including but not limited to heat, cold, rain, snow/ice, etc.
• Requires willingness and ability to participate in on‑call and call‑out schedules, and Emergency Response Plan, and promptly respond outside of normal working hours.
• Requires willingness to reside within a radius prescribed by management.
• Requires willingness and ability to work in a variety of positions and postures, including aloft, overhead, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and twisting.
• Requires willingness and ability to work in a constant state of alertness and focus.
• Requires willingness and ability to lift light and medium loads frequently and assist with heavy loads occasionally.
• Safely performs the clearing or re‑clearing of rights of way and trimming of trees.
• Cooperates and communicates with landowners to maintain good public and member relations.
• Attends and actively participates in employee safety meetings and other meetings.
• Cooperates and communicates with coworkers to maintain a safe and professional workplace.
• Properly uses and maintains right‑of‑way clearing tools and equipment, including hand cutting tools, chainsaws, wood chippers, bucket trucks, and various vegetation management equipment, as qualified and assigned.
• Climbs trees for trimming along energized high‑voltage powerlines, as qualified.
• Climbs poles and performs pole‑top rescue, as qualified.
• Sees that any vehicles, tools, equipment, and supplies assigned are properly used and kept in good condition.
• Uses safety equipment as needed and practices safe working habits.
• While operating a vehicle, complies with all traffic laws, safety rules, and regulations, and safe practices, ensuring the safety of the vehicle, its occupants and load, bystanders, and the public.
• Observes and inspects powerlines and poles for hazardous conditions or other conditions that might cause a power failure; accurately collects and reports inspection data.
• As qualified and as assigned, assists line crews during normal daily operations.
• As qualified, serves as a helper to Journeyman/Lineman during outage restoration events.
• Performs other duties as requested or required.

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