Apparatus; Substation) Technician

Apparatus (Substation) Technician

Livingston, TN

Full-Time

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Join our team as an Apparatus (Substation) Technician at UCEMC!

Are you safety focused, technically skilled, and ready to put your knowledge to work in the field? Do you enjoy troubleshooting, solving problems, working with electrical and electronic equipment, and using technology to keep critical systems operating the way they should? If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity with Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation.

The Apparatus (Substation) Technician tests, maintains, repairs, programs, and troubleshoots electrical apparatus to help provide prompt, efficient, and reliable service for UCEMC members. Based at UCEMC’s Livingston District Office, this position supports continuity of service through work involving substation equipment, overhead and underground apparatus, metering support, inspections, repairs, testing, and programming. Reporting to the Director of Operations, this role plays an important part in keeping electric operations safe, dependable, and ready to serve.

In this role, you will assist with the installation, operation, maintenance, testing, repair, programming, and troubleshooting of substation and line apparatus such as regulators, transformers, reclosers, and metering equipment. You will also support commercial metering installation, testing of substation primary metering equipment, transformer oil sampling and recordkeeping, inventory of tools and materials, and planning for needed parts and supplies. This position includes a combination of hands-on field work and technical work involving software, programming, and problem solving.

Additional responsibilities include training assigned apprentice linemen and linemen, participating in training and safety meetings, maintaining a safe work environment, and being available for on-call duty during non-working hours.

• High school diploma or GED required
• Minimum four years of related work experience in positions such as meter technician, journeyman lineman, or similar roles
• Candidate must successfully complete TVPPA’s Substation Maintenance Course, or equivalent, before or within 36 months of entering the position
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with basic reading, writing, math, and computer skills
• Working knowledge of electrical apparatus, electronics, troubleshooting, and technical problem solving
• Experience with programming, software applications, and computer-based equipment used in apparatus, metering, and related systems preferred
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate professionally with cooperative members and the public
• Valid Tennessee Class D operator’s license required within six months of hire and ability to safely operate assigned vehicles and equipment
• Ability and willingness to work in a bucket truck, inside substations, and in the field on apparatus and metering equipment
• Bucket truck experience preferred, or willingness to become certified and qualified to perform that work
• First aid and CPR certification required in accordance with cooperative policies and procedures
• Ability to work efficiently without supervision, respond effectively in emergency situations, work outdoors in various weather conditions, and perform the essential physical duties of the position

This position requires working eight hours a day, five days a…