June 2, 2026
Electric Energy Jobs

Division Mechanic Assistant

Organization:
Public Service Enterprise Group
Region:
Canada, New Jersey, South Plainfield
End of contest:
Aug 31, 2026
Type:
Full time
Category:
Mechanic
Description
Requisition: 83807

Summary

Performs minor work required in the construction, operation and maintenance of the underground transmission and distribution plant.

Job Responsibilities

  • Anticipate the needs of underground technicians and division mechanics working in manholes or on poles, assist from the ground, and supply tools, equipment and material required.
  • Install manhole hardware, fireproof cables, and clean and paint underground equipment.
  • Assist in installing, rearranging or removing conduit, manholes, steel pole plant, equipment enclosures, street light poles and posts, fixtures, transformers, pads, cables and equipment, including aerial and submarine cables.
  • Clean conduits, manholes, hand holes, and excavations. Clean vaults and transformer mats in locations where the work can be done safely.
  • Operate and make minor field repairs and adjustment on furnaces and blowtorches, and heat compounds and solder to proper temperatures.
  • Air test all types of underground equipment, at the direction of an underground technician or Division Mechanic.
  • Operate pumps, fans, air driven tools, and other similar equipment.
  • Set up warning signs, guards or barricades around openings or work areas.
  • Load, unload and move equipment and material.
  • Keep in good order all tools, material and equipment required by underground personnel.
  • Operate car or light truck; keep vehicle neat and orderly.
  • Perform clerical work related to this job.
  • Learn to apply approved methods of artificial respiration.
  • Perform other similar or less skilled work of the occupational group.
  • Mix and place concrete. Repair sidewalks.
  • Dig and backfill excavations by hand.

Job Qualifications

  • Able to read, write, speak and understand English; must be able to perform fundamental operations in arithmetic and to take measurement. (Ordinarily eight grades of grammar school education will provide the necessary requirements.)  
  • Successfully completed the underground portion of the pre-employment test except an employee hired prior to May 1, 1980 does not have to complete the pre-employment tests.  
  • Able to follow simple instructions and perform routine operations.  
  • Have mechanical aptitude
  • Have the ability to learn:  
    • The reading of construction prints and the making of simple field sketches.  
    • The operation and minor field repair and adjustment of furnaces, blowtorches,  and the proper method of heating and melting compounds and metals used in the work of splicing cables.     
    • The identification and use of all materials, tools and equipment commonly used on underground work.  
  • Able to qualify for a basic driver's license with an articulated vehicle endorsement to operate motor vehicles in the State of New Jersey.
  • Be a High School graduate or have a GED
  • Have a valid U.S. Drivers' License with a satisfactory driving record 

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Contact

Public Service Enterprise Group

80 Park Plaza P.O. Box 570

Newark

New Jersey United States

www.pseg.com