Requirements:    Construction, maintenance and repair of electrical lines and equipment to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of the Cooperative’s overhead and underground distribution and transmission system. This position requires the ability to report for work either at the Bend or Redmond yard, depending on workload.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Install, connect and maintain overhead and underground utility facilities. Including, but not limited to, pole setting, primary and secondary wire installation, single and three phase transformer(s), capacitors, OCRs and regulators
• Construction and maintenance of lines and services may require pole climbing, hot sticking and working out of a truck mounted aerial device at all times of day or night and all types of weather
• Operate switches, cutouts, OCRs, regulators and all other powerline devices
• Knowledge and use of grounding devices to work on de-energized lines and equipment
• Locate and repair underground primary and secondary cable faults
• Perform hot work up to and including 115kV
• Patrol and identify overhead and underground facilities; recognize and make repairs as needed
• Responsible for all safety requirements and use of PPE associated with line construction, outage restoration and daily work assignments
• Keep trucks, equipment and tools in a workman like manner
• Report for work at CEC Headquarters (Redmond or Bend) as needed
• Must be available for after hour emergency work and weekend on call duty as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be 18 years of age or older; high school graduate or equivalent
• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship program for Journeyman Lineman
• Proficient in using tools and equipment of the trade on energized and de-energized systems
• Must have working knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity as it pertains to utility systems
• Must have or be able to obtain a valid Class A Oregon CDL license within 30 days
• Required to have current CPR/First aid certification

In addition to competitive wages, we offer a full array of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401(k) plan and disability

About Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Central Electric Cooperative is one of Oregon’s 18 member-owned cooperative electric utilities. CEC is a transmission and distribution cooperative. Its source of wholesale electricity is the federal power marketing agency, the Bonneville Power Administration. Central Electric obtains this supply through Portland, Oregon based PNGC Power, a generation and transmission cooperative owned by 14 Northwest electric distribution cooperative utilities, including CEC. CEC provides electric service to portions of Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Grant, Linn, Wasco and Lake counties, in central and eastern Oregon.

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