Town of Winnsboro
Job Category
Electric
Employee Status
Full Time
Job Duties
- Assists with trimming primary and secondary lines as well as cut underbrush and around power poles.
- Handles, under specific instructions and as delegated, basic assignments. Determines materials and equipment needed, ascertaining that equipment is safe to operate; arranging for spotting of underground lines; assists with switching as needed; grounding of circuits and equipment; installing protective devices and contacting property owners on tree trimming and right-of-way matters as required.
- Assists with installing and removing poles and their attachments, including framing, erecting, and aligning poles; assembling, installing and removing line conductors, insulators, guys and associated devices; cutting and trimming trees, underbrush; stringing, sagging, tying-in and connecting conductor wires and cables.
- Assists with installing and removing cutouts, air break switches, crossarms and other line devices.
- Assist with installing and locating underground cable, equipment and connections. Assists with installing street lighting equipment.
- Assists with installing and removing transformers, transformer supports, regulators, and associated protective and other equipment, building platforms and enclosures, installing mats, connecting transformer leads and associated devices such as buses, cutouts, lightning arrestors, and switches.
- Installs, removes, repairs and relocates services and assists in installation of meters, instrument transformers, and related equipment, wiring and connecting of same.
- Maintains trucks, takes inventory of parts, counts, replace items, and ensures upkeep.
- Participates in maintaining street and park lighting circuits and associated equipment in good operating condition and appearance, locating and correcting causes of outages and adjusting control devices.
- Assists in emergency operations involved in the use of hot line tools for the replacing of poles and attachments and transferring of conductors and supports, using rubber gloves and protective equipment as prescribed by safety procedures and manuals.
- Assists in checking completed work, under specific instructions and as assigned, observing workmanship and condition of site and adherence to Town standards and with proper clearance; releases checked lines and equipment for operation, notifying employees concerned, removing grounds and protective devices and cooperating in energizing operations.
- Assists with a variety of other line work and related operations such as repairing tools and equipment; preassembling materials; making shop and miscellaneous repairs and painting equipment; operating automotive equipment, bucket truck, air compressor, hydraulic equipment and other associated line equipment; tree trimming; unloading and storing line poles; unloading, transporting, moving and placing in position heavy equipment units as required; boring under roads, sidewalks, and driveways; installing underground cables; forms and pours concrete pads, etc.
- Maintains work equipment and areas in a clean, orderly condition, continuously observing Town safety rules and practices; checks condition of safety equipment; attends scheduled safety meetings; participates in artificial respiration practice as required; adheres to Town’s adopted safety manual; tests and handles PCB transformers and equipment.
- Operates two-way radio and checks such equipment for proper operating condition, reporting and following up on impaired operation and needed services.
- Utilizes and maintains various types of equipment in the performance of the job including a bucket and line truck, back-hoe, service and dump truck, fork lift, trencher, chain saw, power tools, testing equipment, miscellaneous hand tools, boring equipment, underground cable locating equipment, etc.
Additional Job Functions
- Is responsible for housekeeping and cleaning of trucks, equipment, warehouse, truck shed and related buildings and areas.
- Is responsible for control of ants, weeds, and grass in substations.
- Assists in installation and repair of electrical services in public buildings and areas.
- Assists in repair and maintenance to trucks, equipment and buildings.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED equivalent and the ability to successfully complete lineman training. Must have a valid South Carolina class B commercial driver’s license or possess the ability to obtain a commercial driver’s license within the first six months of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
South Carolina class B commercial driver’s license and some vocational/technical school training in electricity preferred.
Salary Info
$22.00-24.00/hour
In addition, the Town of Winnsboro offers a competitive benefits package to include vacation/sick leave, holiday pay, State of South Carolina Insurance (health, prescription drug, dental, vision, life) and South Carolina Retirement System benefits.
How to Apply
Completed applications can be submitted via email, fax, by mail to the PO Box below, or in-person at the address below.
Town of Winnsboro
Human Resources Department
207 North Congress Street
P. O. Box 209
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Jennifer.Leaphart@townofwinnsboro.sc.gov
Fax: (803) 635-3697
Closing Date
Open until filled
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Town of Winnsboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.