What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundperson - NON-UNION - ULCS position at Utility Lines Construction Services?
Description
Groundperson
Under the supervision of the area General Foreperson, this position will be responsible for switching, maintenance, and construction of substation equipment including implementation of all necessary protective measures for preventative and reactive maintenance duties and performing routine substation inspections. Provide an efficient and safe work environment for employees and contractors in strict accordance with all customer and company practices and procedures along with leadership for all Operator/EMJ apprentices.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Important Information for Applicants:
Groundperson
Under the supervision of the area General Foreperson, this position will be responsible for switching, maintenance, and construction of substation equipment including implementation of all necessary protective measures for preventative and reactive maintenance duties and performing routine substation inspections. Provide an efficient and safe work environment for employees and contractors in strict accordance with all customer and company practices and procedures along with leadership for all Operator/EMJ apprentices.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Performs all work from the ground.
- Clears work area around structures.
- Excavates to assist in the installation of structures or cable as required by contract specification.
- Will have contact with public and private property owners to communicate work to be performed.
- Will perform other duties as assigned by Foreperson relating to utility line work.
- Assembles material on the ground to be installed by the lineperson or apprentice.
- Will flag traffic.
- Operates various tools for the work (various manual digging devices, wrenches, hammers, come a long, jack hammer and hand line etc.).
- Working hours will extend into night and will exceed an eight hour day.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
- Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
- RARE(up to 10%): stooping, squatting, crawling, climbing poles, reading, reaching, color vision, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, climbing stairs, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs.
- OCCASIONAL(up to 33%): sitting, kneeling, body twisting, sense of touch, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., range of motion, depth perception, lifting up to 50 lbs.
- FREQUENT(up to 66 %): standing, walking, manual dexterity, gripping, lifting, carrying.
- CONTINUOUS(up to 100%): speaking clearly, seeing, hearing-speech range.
Important Information for Applicants:
- Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC and its family of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any legally protected characteristic.
- If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact our ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 3656.
- Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment requirements, which include background screening, drug testing, and employment eligibility verification.
- Compensation determination is based on market data, job scope and individual qualifications.
- We offer a competitive total rewards package inclusive of health and welfare and retirement benefits, as well as paid time off and holiday pay benefits.
- Unsolicited resumes without an executed agency agreement become the property of the company.