Entry Level Distribution Line Apprentice ; IBEW ; North & South Carolina;

Job Summary

The Line Apprentice position supports the operations process in providing and maintaining service to new and existing customers by learning a working knowledge of computer system, tools, equipment, and material. Employees in the Line Apprentice position will be learning the day-to-day operations and specifications of the distribution system. In addition to normal work, employees in the Line Apprentice position must be available to be on-call with a more experienced person as required and to work all hours as needed, day or night, weekends or holidays, to perform work required during planned outages or emergency situations.

Employees in the Line Apprentice position must learn to perform all duties in a safe manner and adhere to all Company safety rules and procedures.

Hourly Pay Rate: $28.42

• Fort Mill SC Ops Center - 401 Steele St, Fort Mill, SC 29715
• Lancaster SC Operations Center - 217 Craig Manor Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720
• Durham Operations Center - 4412 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705

• Installs and repairs electrical equipment such as street lighting and load control devices.
• Constructs overhead and underground distribution lines based on engineering specifications, including setting poles, pulling cable, setting transformers, etc.
• Installs equipment such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, load control devices, meters, street lights, safe lights, etc.
• Maintains and repairs equipment; also performs preventative maintenance using test equipment such as volt and amp meters to measure the performance of equipment.
• Responds to trouble calls when equipment fails and/or electrical service is interrupted.
• Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally.

• Shift work, overtime, weekend work.
• Work environment ranges from indoors to outside in varying degrees of heat and cold weather conditions.
• Emergency situations may require working at night and in inclement weather.
• Subject to confined spaces (e.g., manholes, vaults, etc.).
• Subject to periodic call-out duty.
• Frequent travel.

Field Mobility Classification - Work will be performed in various field locations, as needed, after the onboarding period. However, field employees are required to live within a reasonable daily commute to their assigned work location.

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver's license

• Certificate from Lineman's Training School
• Certificate from Technical School Line program
• Military experience
• Experience in the electric utility industry
• Training and/or work experience with climbing different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.)
• Previous work experience or training working near power lines and electricity (residential, commercial, overhead lines, or underground lines)
• Experience with responding to natural disasters or emergency situations (storm response such as hurricanes, tornado, wind event, high water; emergency responses such as fires, auto accidents, etc.)

• Ability to successfully complete the Virtual Assessment for Lineworkers (VAL)
• Ability to successfully complete Physical Abilities Test (PAT)
• Ability to obtain a valid Class A commercial driver's license (CDL) in the state for which you are hired within one year of hire.
• DOT Physical
• DOT Certification
• Respirator Clearance
• Ability to stand a minimum of 5-6 hours; may be on ground, in a bucket on a line truck, or at the top of a distribution pole
• Ability to sit for a minimum of 2-3 hours; may be driving a truck or sitting in a manhole or an underground vault
• Ability to move frequently to unload equipment and to install/maintain/repair equipment
• Ability to lift, push and pull up to 75 pounds
• Ability to frequently climb or use authorized equipment to reach various heights and breadths
• Ability to frequently and repetitively bend/stoop/squat
• Ability to differentiate between colors (color vision)
• Manual dexterity to operate small hand tools, turn small knobs, etc.
• This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job. The purpose of this restriction is to ensure that all weight-rated equipment is used in an…