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in New Braunfels, TX
Equipment Operator - Elec
Estimated Pay | $22 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | New Braunfels, Texas |
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Estimated Pay$13.83
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Job Description
Position Summary
The Equipment Operator is responsible for performing work on line construction and maintenance operations with NBU heavy equipment; work often performed in, near and around energized lines. The equipment operator also assists all field personnel with duties as needed.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
EQUIPMENT OPERATION
- Operate heavy equipment with a superior manipulative ability in, near or around energized electric lines
- Operate pressure digger trucks and digger derricks in, near and around underground utilities
- Recognize potentially dangerous situations when digging holes or setting poles being observant of leaks, noises, and general operation of the
machinery
- Ability to correctly determine appropriate auger size for the job, hole depth based on soil conditions, conductor size and pole height
- Operation of Overhead puller stringing equipment
- Operation of Underground pulling equipment Duct Dawg
- Operation of Pothole Machine for locating other utilities and construction
CONSTRUCTION
- Ability to read, interpret and understand job designs and drawings
- Ability to recognize other utilities and locate marks
- Ability to set poles in energized conductors
- Knowledge of equipment, materials, and framing specifications
- Knowledge of how to rig heavy loads
- Knowledge of load charts and angles with weighted; pads and distance
- Assist overhead and underground crews in scheduled and unscheduled work
- Ability to take and give direction according to job needs and safety regulations
- Assist with cleaning and stocking truck with material needed for jobs
- Fill out charge sheets
- Assist Journeymen on site
• Set up equipment
• Make up overhead and underground material required
• Getting materials to Journeyman as requested
• Watch for potential hazards
- Observe operation of equipment and other technical skills
- Work on pole grounds, framing poles, ground transformers & transformer connections
- Work on energized secondary line up to 300V at ground level
• Make energized connection
• Install and remove single phase meters
• Install and connect street light connections
• Check single phase voltage
• Install single phase connections at transformer
- Study focus on maps and spec books
- Frame de-energized poles to specifications - Set, ground and install underground equipment
- Learn to work around heavy suspended loads and heavy equipment
- Terminate new construction on secondary and primary lines
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform preventative and predictive maintenance of equipment
- Accountability for materials and production of quality product in a timely manner
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain regular attendance; leave schedule should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including
special projects and assignments with deadlines
- Adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations
- Maintain a clean and safe work area, office, field site and vehicle as applicable
- Develop & maintain effective customer service skills for communications with co-workers, customers and the public in general
- Maintain strict confidentiality of business, employee and customer information in written and oral communications and safeguard
sensitive documents
- Adhere to NBU policies and procedures
- Exemplifies NBU Core Values of Integrity, Stewardship, Culture, Team and Safety
- Participate in and support initiatives to reach annual NBU Performance Measures
Formal Education and Work Experience Requirements
Degree/Diploma Obtained: High School Diploma/GED
Work Experience Time Frame: No Experience Required Field of Study: General Studies
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Certification and Licensures Requirements
- Class 'A' Commercial Driver's License with Hazardous Materials Endorsement within nine months of employment
Other Minimum Qualifications
- Flexibility in available hours, including holidays, weekends, and/or after hours, is required
- Must reside within a thirty-minute response time of the NBU Service Center as measure by an internet mapping tool