Lineworker -SR

Company: Entergy

Job Title: Lineworker I-SR

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Louisiana, LLC

The ability to perform all aspects of the Lineworker job function including, but not limited to, the day-to-day aspects of maintaining and building overhead and underground electrical facilities. Responsible for various levels of learning, performing, and/or leading other line workers, material maintenance as well as, up to and including, aerial and underground work including utility distribution construction tasks. Working with a Live Safe mindset in all tasks;

ensuring to mitigate hazards where identified.

Lineworker I

• Proper use and care of all rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Perform confined space and bucket rescue tasks and set up and operate aerial baskets and digger derrick trucks
• Lift, rig, and tie knots to set up, jobsite, and material for work in manholes and vaults, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications
• Cover up secondary lines and perform energized work on secondary voltage lines
• Use meters to perform tests and install 3 and 4 wire secondary lines
• Identify substation and underground equipment

Lineworker II

• Perform overhead tasks, including energized primary cover up to 34,500 volts
• Understand transformer theories including bank installations, tap settings, and identifying and constructing multiple secondary voltage applications
• Learn and perform simple primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications
• Lift, rig, and tie knots to set up, construct, frame poles, and change out cross‑arms, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications

Lineworker III

• Perform all tasks included in Helper through Lineworker II
• Build and maintain underground residential distribution circuits, including, but not limited to, preparing/operating pad mount switch gear, installing and troubleshooting URD circuits and switching/tagging URD primary cable
• Learn three‑phase primary tasks to include safe operation and removal/installation of single and three‑phase reclosers, changing out insulators, and installing and replacing Gang Operated Airbrake Switches (GOAB)

Lineworker Sr

• Perform all tasks included in Helper through Lineworker III
• Demonstrate strong Leadership capabilities including indirect crew leadership
• Learn and perform advanced primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications
• Perform advanced Lineworker tasks on Regulators, capacitor banks, Alternate Switching Scheme, and Intelliruptor devices

All levels must be able to perform the following:

• Maintain a well‑organized jobsite to ensure the surroundings are safe
• Learn, complete, and perform (Lineworker I‑Sr) as necessary all mandated training, such as but not limited to, First Aid, CPR, etc.

Minimum education required of the position:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Minimum experience required of the position:

• 6 months – 4 years of experience in a distribution field is required (placement in the appropriate level will be determined by the experience level for the selected candidate)
• Preferred: 2 years of direct Distribution linework experience

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

• Use physical strength to perform required tasks in all weather conditions
• Work irregular hours and out of town assignments as required
• Take and understand directives and complete tasks with limited supervision
• Plan and lay out all work in a safe and efficient manner
• Assume a lead role and direct the work of other linemen
• Climb and work off of poles of various heights
• Walk on all types of terrain

Certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position:

• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must have, and maintain, a Class‑A CDL or ability to obtain one within 6 months of employment
• Preferred: valid Class A CDL

Other:

• Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description – may require "other duties as assigned"
• Job may change over time in accordance with business needs
• Job description does not guarantee employment

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is…