Distribution Journeyman Lineman - Whittier

Distribution Journeyman Lineman - Whittier

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This range is provided by Southern California Edison (SCE). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$74.15/yr - $76.61/yr

Shape your future and create a better tomorrow. At Southern California Edison, we’re modernizing the electric grid to support California’s transition to a cleaner and sustainable future. We have a bold mission to create a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous California. Achieving that dream takes a diverse team of skilled trade and craft specialists. Safety is our top priority and is key in everything we do.

That’s why we need Distribution Journeyman Lineman who have a pioneering spirit. SCE is a place where you can grow personally and professionally while enriching the quality of life for almost every resident and business in Southern California. We’re industry leaders and professionals passionate about high performance for our customers and each other.

• Installs, removes, maintains, and repairs overhead and underground distribution and communication systems.
• Installs and removes equipment such as poles, cross arms, towers, enclosures, ducts and piping, and electrical or other apparatus such as transformers, switches, capacitors, pot heads, protective devices, cooling or insulating equipment, emergency gear, automatic reclosers.
• Installs, removes, splices, bonds, terminates, and tests conductor and cable, except paper insulated lead cable.
• Connects, tests, adjusts, repairs, and maintains electrical equipment and apparatus.
• Uses precautionary procedures, necessary tools, and safety equipment to work on or near energized lines or equipment.
• Operates test equipment such as amp, volt or ohm meters, phasing and cable test sets, fault finders, and cable locators.
• Operates construction vehicles (up to 1,200 lbs.) in addition to vehicle auxiliaries and other powered equipment.
• Works with others, collaborating, instructing, and directing apprentices and helpers.
• Maintains a safety "own it" mindset where you choose to be safe for what and who you value.

• Certified Journeyman Lineman and possess a Journeyman Lineman card.
• Weigh less than 285 pounds, due to the weight restrictions of safety equipment used by our linemen.
• Valid Class A motor vehicle operator's license.
• Experience working with utility poles (including ascending and descending climbing).

• Experience as a Distribution or Transmission Journeyman Lineman.
• Skills in electrical utility construction methods and standards, overhead and underground materials, use of hand or power tools, and operation of construction equipment.
• Experience using Fall Restraint Equipment (FRE) that includes an ANSI or OSHA‑approved climbing belt with a secondary safety.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity, electrical circuitry, and operation of electrical equipment.
• Applied mechanical principles to rigging and the operation of tools and equipment, test instruments and procedures, accident prevention rules, and safe work practices.
• Dedication to working safely and skillfully.
• Excellent at following instructions given in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• Appreciation for adventurous work environments where you can climb poles and structures high off the ground or in tight low spaces.
• Experience with State General Orders 95 and 128.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others. Enjoy rolling up sleeves to perform various types of line work in numerous climates.
• CPR certification from Red Cross or American Heart Association.

• This position’s work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or field location. Work mode details will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode may change based on business needs.
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