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