Groundsman

The Groundsman position is designed to prepare candidates for potential advancement in to the Electric Apprentice Program; position exists with a maximum of three opportunities to be accepted in to program.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

CONSTRUCTION

- 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 as preparation for future training

- Continue to build pole climbing skills

- Work on pole grounds, framing poles, ground transformers, tie conductors, hanging service, & transformer connections

- Change out cross arms, transformer and cut-outs

- 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

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

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

- Strict adherence to NBU and standard safety policies and procedures

- Perform preventative and predictive maintenance of equipment

- Accountability for materials and production of quality product in a timely manner

- Positive and respectful communication with customers

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 

- 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

Certification and Licensures Requirements

Class ‘A’ Commercial Driver’s License must be obtained within nine months of employment

Other Minimum Qualifications

- Understands and follows written and verbal directions.

- Basic Pole Climbing course must be successfully completed within six months of employment. (Only exception would be if - Basic Pole Climbing School is unavailable during first six months of employment.)

- CPR/Safety course must be successfully completed within six months of employment.

- Flexibility in available hours, including holidays, weekends, and/or after hours as required; long, extended hours may apply during emergency situations.

- Must reside within a forty-five-minute response time of the NBU Service Center as measured by an internet mapping tool