The Town of Belhaven is currently hiring skilled individuals in its Electric Department.
Open position for First Class, Second Class and Third Class Linemen. Employees in this department perform technical work in the installation, maintenance and repair of underground and overhead electrical distribution lines.
Minimum requirements: Graduation from high school supplemented by technical training in electrical principles and some experience in a skilled trade, preferably electrical; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Possession of a valid NC commercial driver’s license or ability to obtain the license within 3 months of employment.
Preference given to candidates who already possess line worker certifications.
Primary Responsibilities- Participates in the installation and alignment of power line poles; stringing primary and secondary lines; attaching wire to insulators and cross arms; installing, repairing, and replacing cross arms, supports, insulators, lightning arresters, and fuse cutouts; and maintaining and repairing the street light system.
- Participates in the installation, construction, and repair of underground electrical systems by installing primary and secondary cables and transformers; by locating trouble spots in the cable span and taking necessary measures to excavate and correct; by determining and replacing faulty equipment such as transformers.
- Operates bucket truck equipment to ascend to high wires; operates other equipment such as trenchers, line trucks, backhoes, and knuckle boom equipment.
- Participates in making hot line taps and connecting wires; handles hot aspects of system only under close supervision.
- Installs transformers, fuse cutouts, and reactors.
- Transfers wire from condemned defective poles to new poles and transfers lines from old to new poles.
- Sets up work zones and trucks and prepares equipment and hardware for work to be done.
- Changes out and maintains regulators at substations.
- Cleans up and properly disposes of PCB oils.
- Performs other duties that require the use of a variety of hand tools.
- Participates in higher level tasks as part of training to become 1st Class Lineman.
- Assists with other departmental maintenance and repair activities as needed.
- Considerable knowledge of the standard techniques and practices used in underground and overhead power line construction, repair, and maintenance work.
- Considerable knowledge of the use and care of all tools, equipment, and supplies used in underground and overhead power distribution work.
- Considerable knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions involved in power line work.
- Knowledge of the principles of electricity as related to transmission and distribution.
- Knowledge of the application of information technology to the work.
- Skill in maneuvering trucks, equipment, materials and supplies on the job site.
- Skill in public contact and collaborative conflict resolution.
- Ability and willingness to work on high voltage lines and to take precautionary measures to avoid accidents.
- Ability to perform trouble‑shooting to identify and perform repairs during power outages.
- Ability to understand and communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
- Ability to use line technician tools and operate required equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, other employees, and supervisors.
- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, and hearing.
- Must be able to perform heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally; 50 pounds of force frequently; and 20 pounds constantly.
- Must possess the visual acuity to operate mobile equipment, monitor work site progress, perform skilled electrical work, and inspect and assemble small parts.
- Graduation from high school and considerable experience at the electric line worker one level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Possession of a valid North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License and forklift license.
- First Aid and CPR certification; Pole Top/Bucket Rescue Certification.