Vacancy Announcement — Journeyman Lineman
Company: Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District (NWCPUD)
Location: The Dalles, Oregon
Compensation: $45.79/hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled; First review of applicants to be completed on 12/4/17
Candidates selected for interview will be required to:
General Position Summary:
Construct, repair, maintain, and replace transmission and distribution power lines between generating stations, substations, and customers, requiring use of precautionary work methods and safety equipment due to electrical hazards present when working on or near energized conductors and electrical accessories.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
It is essential for all employees to adhere to Northern Wasco County PUD policies, procedures, and workplace behavior expectations.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. A job description is a summary of the essential and anticipated additional functions of a job and does not represent an all-inclusive list of tasks or procedures.
Job Scope:
This position frequently reports and/or carries out a prescribed action in relation to information.
Interpersonal Contacts:
This position involves talking with and and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, and includes giving assignments and or directions to apprentices.
All NWCPUD hourly employees are expected to work widely varying amounts of unscheduled overtime during power restoration activities or scheduled overtime required to accomplish special projects. Such overtime could range from working a normal 8 hour workday to 24 to 36 hours of continuous work during storm outages. Employees will be compensated at appropriate rates for such time worked as specified in the collective bargaining agreement with local 125 IBEW.
All PUD employees are expected to work outside of normal business hours when required during emergency restoration activities and to accomplish other special projects.
Northern Wasco County PUD reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contact of employment.
Note: The Journeyman Lineman title is used only in the generic sense and is meant to include both males and females.
Lifestyle:
NWCPUD is located in a recreational area providing: water sports, fishing, bicycling, skiing, camping, hunting, artisan shopping, hiking all within short traveling distance.
Specific Job Skills:
Education and/or Experience:
Other combinations of education and/or experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do the work will also be considered.
Jobs conditions:
No effective protection from weather. Must be able to work in variable weather conditions including but not limited to rain, high winds, and temperatures in excess of 80 degrees (Fahrenheit) or below -10 degrees (Fahrenheit), large amounts of snow (using snow shoes), long periods of darkness, etc. Subject to snakes bites, bee stings, insect bites and poison oak. Must be able to work long hours in stressful conditions when restoring power during storms or other outages. Commonly exposed to situations, which, if handled improperly, have the potential for bodily injury or death. Exposed to oils, paints, and solvents.
Physical Requirement:
Please visit: https://www.nwasco.com/jobs.cfm for the application. Do not apply directly to NWCPUD. Application, resume and cover letters will only be accepted at:
HR Answers, Inc
7650 SW Beveland St., Suite 130
Tigard, OR 97223
HRE@HRAnswers.com (put “Journeyman Lineman” in subject line)
Fax (503) 352-5582
Northern Wasco County PUD is an Equal‐Opportunity Employer