What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electric Line Assistant position at PG&E Corporation?
Requisition ID # 172405
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Lincoln
Department Overview
The workers of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.
Position Summary
The Electric Line Assistant is a beginning level classification represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local 1245, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining. Employees in this classification will assist journey line worker or apprentice line worker/cable splicer in performing required work. This employee will perform semi-skilled work which may include the use of hand and portable power tools not requiring precision. The employee will assist in overhead and underground line construction, maintenance and other miscellaneous semi-skilled work.
PG&E is providing the hourly rate that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates and increases. The starting wage rate for this position is $35.82 per hour. This wage rate is specific to the locality of the job. The wage rate is based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.
To better represent the communities we serve, applicants who live within 50 miles of the headquarter location will be given preference.
This position may be a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
Per Letter of Agreement R1-22-37-PGE, an employee will be in a 2-year commitment.
Job Responsibilities
Drive a truck and maneuver it at the job site as required in connection with the maintenance, construction and operation of overhead and underground electrical facilities
Assist with groundwork, perform traffic control work, maintain tools and material on the truck in good order and drive all-terrain vehicles
Setting and anchoring poles as well as setting and installing overhead structures
Assists crew in removing facilities, preparing cable for pulling, climbing ladders, working in trenches, framing poles and building cross arms
Operate hydraulic equipment, including tamper, ground rod driver and spade, as well as line truck, digger derrick, crane and forklift
Work may include the use of a computer to complete field clerical duties
Qualifications
Minimum:
Must possess a High School diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age
Must possess and maintain a California Class C Driver’s License by first day of employment
Must obtain a California Class A permit within 3 months of hire and a Class A Driver’s License within 6 months of hire
Must have ability to lift 50 pounds to waist at least one time a day
Must be willing to work flexible shifts with extended hours
Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Desired:
California Class A Driver’s License
To better represent the communities we serve, applicants who live within 50 miles of the headquarter location will be given preference
Relevant Hiring Hall Experience
Experience in construction
Mechanical experience
Completion of various skilled trade courses
Graduate of a PG&E PowerPathway Program
Graduate of the Cypress Mandela Construction Apprentice program, or other physical trade program
Military experience
Pre-Employment Testing
PG&E Employees: You must have qualified on all prerequisite tests prior to submitting an application, and all secondary tests prior to interviewing. For more information on prerequisite and secondary exams, including study guides, please visit the Pre-employment testing program website.
Physical Test Battery
Post-Offer Physical Assessment Lineworkers
Work Orientation Inventory-Physical/Technical Driving
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Lincoln
Department Overview
The workers of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.
Position Summary
The Electric Line Assistant is a beginning level classification represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local 1245, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining. Employees in this classification will assist journey line worker or apprentice line worker/cable splicer in performing required work. This employee will perform semi-skilled work which may include the use of hand and portable power tools not requiring precision. The employee will assist in overhead and underground line construction, maintenance and other miscellaneous semi-skilled work.
PG&E is providing the hourly rate that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates and increases. The starting wage rate for this position is $35.82 per hour. This wage rate is specific to the locality of the job. The wage rate is based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.
To better represent the communities we serve, applicants who live within 50 miles of the headquarter location will be given preference.
This position may be a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
Per Letter of Agreement R1-22-37-PGE, an employee will be in a 2-year commitment.
Job Responsibilities
Drive a truck and maneuver it at the job site as required in connection with the maintenance, construction and operation of overhead and underground electrical facilities
Assist with groundwork, perform traffic control work, maintain tools and material on the truck in good order and drive all-terrain vehicles
Setting and anchoring poles as well as setting and installing overhead structures
Assists crew in removing facilities, preparing cable for pulling, climbing ladders, working in trenches, framing poles and building cross arms
Operate hydraulic equipment, including tamper, ground rod driver and spade, as well as line truck, digger derrick, crane and forklift
Work may include the use of a computer to complete field clerical duties
Qualifications
Minimum:
Must possess a High School diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age
Must possess and maintain a California Class C Driver’s License by first day of employment
Must obtain a California Class A permit within 3 months of hire and a Class A Driver’s License within 6 months of hire
Must have ability to lift 50 pounds to waist at least one time a day
Must be willing to work flexible shifts with extended hours
Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Desired:
California Class A Driver’s License
To better represent the communities we serve, applicants who live within 50 miles of the headquarter location will be given preference
Relevant Hiring Hall Experience
Experience in construction
Mechanical experience
Completion of various skilled trade courses
Graduate of a PG&E PowerPathway Program
Graduate of the Cypress Mandela Construction Apprentice program, or other physical trade program
Military experience
Pre-Employment Testing
PG&E Employees: You must have qualified on all prerequisite tests prior to submitting an application, and all secondary tests prior to interviewing. For more information on prerequisite and secondary exams, including study guides, please visit the Pre-employment testing program website.
Physical Test Battery
Post-Offer Physical Assessment Lineworkers
Work Orientation Inventory-Physical/Technical Driving
Salary : $36