To safely, economically and efficiently install, maintain, test and calibrate as needed, for all assigned equipment owned or to be maintained by the Cooperative.  The Substation Apparatus Technician must work in close relationship with the Substation Maintenance Manager and the Substation Apparatus Working Foreman to ensure the communication of information relative to operation, problems or personnel difficulties and any other items of interest or general knowledge as they occur. 

• Account for and advise the need for maintenance of an adequate stock of spare parts in accordance with the Cooperative’s policies and procedures.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices on all equipment to promote better operations and appearance.
• Properly care for and protect equipment assigned to the Cooperative to be used in the discharge of duties.
• Become familiar with drawings and instruction bulletins, on all equipment as required.
• Check, revise and keep current substation drawings and diagrams as required.
• Install and wire new additions or replacements to existing equipment as required.
• Maintain continuing records of all calibration tests on equipment along with files of preventative maintenance records.
• Work with relay, meter and communications equipment as required or requested.
• Perform the maintenance and testing of electrical devices, apparatus and equipment within the Cooperative power delivery system as required.
• Perform switching on power delivery system in conformance with established operational procedures.
• Cooperate in achieving the objective of eliminating recognized hazards to safety and health; Comply with all Safety and Health rules.
• Practice care and protection of clothing and equipment that is furnished by the Cooperative.
• Participate in the training and instruction of the safe operation of old and/or new equipment and/or processes.
• Maintain work area and plant to standards of sanitation, safety and health in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Ensure the training of personnel assigned under direction.
• Ability to effectively establish and maintain harmonious and productive work relationships with the work crews, managers, other Cooperative personnel and external contacts.
• Respond to after hours call-outs as required.
• Required to occasionally travel and stay out of town to perform necessary duties.
• Maintain Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Photovoltaics (PV) solar equipment.

• High school diploma or recognized equivalent.
• Completion of a (4) four-year apprenticeship program which is recognized by State Apprenticeship Council.
• 4 years field experience preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of high voltage transmission power systems operations and maintenance.
• Strong mechanical abilities.
• Ability to read and follow schematic prints and wiring diagrams.
• Working knowledge of personal computers strongly preferred.
• Preferred working knowledge of the following testing equipment: Power quality test equipment and oscilloscope. Transformer turn ratio tester, breaker analyzer, ductor, HiPot tester, power factor test equipment, and megger.
• Shall possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona Commercial Driver License (Class A) within one year from date of hire.

About Arizona G&T Cooperatives

We are Member-owned, not-for-profit electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives. Working together, our employees fulfill the joint mission of providing reliable, affordable power to electric coops across the Southwest. Arizona G&T Cooperatives provide power to more than 160,000 electric meters and 400,000 people in Arizona, California and New Mexico through six Class A Member distribution cooperatives. One of 63 G&T electric coops in the nation, we own and operate Apache Generating Station near Cochise, east of Benson. The plant has a combined gross generating capacity of 605 megawatts. We also purchase power to meet member energy needs during peak summer energy use. Our transmission system operates and maintains more than 622 miles of electric power transmission line and 27 substations reaching out from our Apache Generating Station, across Arizona to the northwestern corner of the state. We also operate more than 30 telecommunications towers used for phone and data relay services by our member cooperatives and customers.

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