Kauai Island Utility Co-Op

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Lineperson - HAQ 04152026

Salary

$71k - $83k

Location

Anahola, Hawaii, United States

JobType

full-time

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Description

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative is looking for a Helper Apprentice Qualified (Lineperson) to perform unskilled and semi-skilled work under direct or indirect supervision.  Assists in the installation, repair and maintenance of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, substations and other power transmitting facilities.  This incumbent may be indentured into KIUC's Lineperson Apprenticeship Program.  
 
Rate of pay is determined by the current collective bargaining agreement and may include a step progression.
 
If applicable, please provide your Certificate of Completion from an accredited Apprenticeship Program, and your work process hours & curriculum data, with your application.
 
This position requires the incumbent to be physically on-site. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
 
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is an award winning and dynamic not-for-profit electric cooperative. Formed in 2002, KIUC is an industry leader in the transformation to a clean and modern renewable energy future. Member-owned, the cooperative is focused on improving the quality of life for its 34,000 members and is one of 900+ electric co-ops serving more than 40 million members in 47 states. KIUC may be relatively small in size, but its bold leadership in renewable innovation has had an enormous positive impact on the global transition to 100% clean energy. KIUC has led utilities in the State of Hawaii in both reliability and renewable production for the past two years.

Requirements

Position Responsibilities:
  • Assists in making surveys on power lines to be constructed.
  • Assists in staking out poles and anchor positions, etc.
  • Loads, unloads and distributes materials as required.
  • Digs holes for poles and anchors, assists in raising and aligning poles. Tamps ground around bottom of poles. Assists in the installation of anchors, complete with anchor rod, including rock anchors, using shovels, spoons, digging bar, jackhammer, pike poles, lug hooks, cant hooks, tamping bar, plumb bob, sledgehammer and rock drill.
  • Assists in removing and attaching the appurtenant fixtures used for supporting conductors of all types, such as crossarms, transformer racks, platforms or pads, pole steps, insulators, insulator pins and miscellaneous hardware.
  • Assists in the installation and removal of transformer, and with all other work required on power lines, using slings, blocks, snatch blocks, ropes, etc.
  • Assists in replacing blown fuses.
  • Assists in connecting and removing electrical meters, etc.
  • Assists troubleshooters in locating and correcting faults on power lines.
  • Trims trees as directed.
  • Loads, unloads, carries, counts, sorts and stacks freight and material of all types, including poles, transformer, miscellaneous hardware and devices, wherever required, including places of work inaccessible to vehicle transportation.
  • Drills holes for blasting.
  • Assists in painting and repairing all substation equipment.
  • Paints and repairs transformers in the warehouse.
  • Assists in making transformer and/or system load tests.
  • Does rigging, using rope blocks, cable and various slings and fittings. Splices and cares for rope and tackle.
  • Assists with chipping, painting and maintaining all towers and structures.
  • Drives company vehicles and operates company equipment.
  • Responsible for operating motor vehicles according to traffic codes, safety rules, and operating procedure. Maintains company vehicles, trucks and equipment as directed.
  • Must observe all safety regulations pertaining to the job at all times to protect yourself, fellow workers, others and their property.
  • Performs similar and incidental duties as required.
 
Qualifications and Experience:
  • Must pass Edison Electric Institute (EEI) CAST test and other company administered tests.
  • Must pass the Helper Apprentice Qualification Test.
  • Must have or be able to obtain a valid State of Hawaii driver's license, Class B (CDL).
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers and the general public.
  • Must possess good interpersonal skills and organizational skills to handle multiple priorities.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is required to walk, bend and reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee must occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 75 pounds.
  • The noise and dust level in the work environment is as would be encountered in normal commercial/industrial sites.

About the company

Electric utility cooperative serving the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Skills

interpersonal skills