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NORTHWESTERN ENERGY Journeyman Lineman in LEWISTOWN, Montana
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Journeyman Lineman Certification
- Valid Commercial driver's license and satisfactory driving record
- First Aid / CPR Certification
- Bucket truck and pole top rescue certification
- Commitment to safe working practices and knowledge of safety policies/procedures
- Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record
- Act as a leadsman or foreman as needed
- Adapt to technological changes as they are implemented
- Ability to respond from home to primary work location within 15 minutes
- Ability to individually lift and manipulate needed equipment weighing up to 75 pounds
- Ability to work overtime outside of scheduled hours, participating in either call out availability or an on-call rotation schedule, in response to acute and/ or planned service needs
- Ability to pass an employment physical, drug test, and background check
DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Communicate verbally and understand audible signals in emergency / safety situations
- Troubleshoot electrical outages, power quality and complete installation and maintenance work related to all aspects of electric distribution systems
- Perform rubber gloving work for safely working with primary/high-voltage and low-voltage lines and equipment
- Install and retire overhead and underground electric lines
- Perform sustained work at heights including ladder work, climbing and working from poles, and bucket work
- Frame, install, or replace poles
- Maintain lines and support structures in substations
- Erect steel to replace or increase size of substation structures as needed
- Operate heavy equipment including diggers, trenchers, back hoes, and bucket trucks
- Remove tree limbs near electric lines
- Complete documentation for project planning and completion
- Assume leadership role in response to emergency situations
- Interact with the public
- Act as a leadsman or foreman as needed
- PCB tests/clean up as required by OSHA
- Adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
- Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives
Full-time position.
$54.02 per hour. Benefits include: 401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%; healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision; Health Savings Account (HSA); healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA); Employee Assistance Programs; Life Insurance; paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays.
Closes October 20, 2023.