Second Class Line Technician

Job Title: Second Class Line Technician
Department: Electric
FLSA: Non -Exempt
Grade: 11
Salary: DOQ (Minimum $43,011)

NATURE OF WORK
This is semiskilled and skilled work assisting a first-class line technician in the performance of overhead and underground line work and general outside wiring. Work also involves performing work independently, if qualified, as assigned by a first-class line technician or supervisor. Work is performed under the supervision of a technical superior who reviews work in progress or upon completion for quality and operating results.

EXAMPLES OF WORK
Assists first-class line technician as directed; works lines from bucket truck and poles.
Pulls and strings wires; climbs poles and pulls and ties wires; hangs transformers and makes proper connections.
Pulls wire for house served and connects house circuits to hot wires; assists in maintaining lines, poles and transformers as required.
Replaces, hangs, repairs, and cleans streetlights.
Ensures line and bucket trucks and other equipment are properly serviced and maintained. Keeps all trucks stocked with materials and necessary tools.
Serves as relief operator at generating plant; trims and cuts trees; hauls and sets poles.
Assists in the installation of all types of underground and fiber-optic systems installations and maintenance activities.
Performs traffic control functions and related work as required.
Attends electrical training classes or other seminars as directed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF WORK
Meets all requirements of and has experience as a service technician in working with equipment, materials and tools used in electrical ground operations; high school diploma or G.E.D., and equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills:
Knowledge of the approved methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in electrical line installation and maintenance work.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and the proper safety precautions of the work.
Knowledge of first aid including artificial respiration.
Ability and willingness to climb poles and to work among high tension wires, exercising proper safety precaution and in accordance with safety rules, practices and OHSA regulations.
Ability to understand and follow oral instructions quickly and accurately.
Ability to learn the work of a first-class line technician.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees.
Ability and willingness to be on call duty at any time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms; frequently climb or balance 35 to 90 foot poles; and occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally required to lift up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, color and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to work in wet, humid, and outdoor conditions where there is a risk of electrical shock; frequently required to work in extreme cold and hot weather near moving mechanical parts; regularly required to work near energized equipment; occasionally work in high, precarious places near vibration where fumes or airborne particles are present. Exposure to loud and occasional exposure to very loud noise exists.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must have a valid Virginia Commercial Driver’s License or must obtain one within six months of employment.
Must be able to report to work site within 30 minutes for after-hours emergency call-back situations.
Must become certified in first aid and artificial respiration, and obtain VDOT flagger’s certification within 90 days of hire date.