A Groundman is an entry level position in the lines department and performs a variety of labor duties necessary to assist journey level workers and others in installing, maintaining, repairing and/or operating company facilities and equipment.
Groundman (External Candidates - Provisional Status)
The Groundman must obtain an apprenticeship within 24 months of hiring or forfeit their employment.
The Pre-Apprentice Lineman (Internal Candidates) employees will be required to bid locations in Utah, Idaho and/or Wyoming, after successfully passing the final Journeyman Lineman Exam.
To be considered for this position you must complete the application and attach a resume (including internal applicants).
Locations: Various to be determined.
Groundman Responsibilities
- Hand lineman must wear necessary protective equipment needed for work being performed (i.e. (hot sticks, rubber goods, blankets, gloves, etc.)
- Prepare and assemble various line apparatus required for particular work being performed.
- Drive and operate the various vehicles and/or equipment.
- Keep work areas clean and organized. Pickup scrap wire, boxes, and other discarded materials.
- Keep unauthorized people away from work area.
- Stocking trucks with material commonly used on a daily basis and maintaining vehicles (fueling, cleaning, organizing, etc.)
- Use various hand and power tools.
- Assist with loading various materials onto trucks and/or trailers.
Groundman performs a variety of physical activities:
- Digging
- Assemble conduit and place in trench.
- Assist with installation of various underground apparatus.
- Assist with pulling wire.
- Must be knowledgeable with the materials needed and process to strip and terminate underground cables.
- May be required to assist lineman in second bucket while working on lines.
- Prepare pole mount transformers and assist with installation.
- May prepare work orders, requisitions and other routine reports as assigned.
Requirements
- Must have a high school diploma, GED, or proof of equivalent.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Be available to work extended hours, prearranged overtime and after-hours outages as required by the company.
- This position will require a post-offer, pre-placement physical capacity screening, conducted by a licensed physical therapist, to ensure the candidate meets the physical demands of the job.
- The screening will assess only the identified physical demands of the job being applied for.
- Ability to communicate with others and to assimilate and understand information, in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Ability to perform duties involving prolonged standing, sitting, crouching and/or stooping.
- Ability to push, pull, and position tools, equipment, and structural material weighing in excess of 100 pounds.
- Ability to lift loads weighing up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to work on smooth or uneven surfaces and under varying climatic conditions.
- Ability to work with both arms overhead.
- Ability to grip and hold lines and ropes with up to 75 pounds weight.
- Ability to operate assigned equipment and vehicles.
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah
Portland
Oregon United States
www.pacificorp.com
