Journeyman Lineman

*Position Will Close on March 3rd at 5:30 pm*

About the Utility

Tillamook People’s Utility District (PUD) is a customer-owned electric distribution utility providing electric service in Tillamook County and parts of Clatsop and Yamhill Counties in Oregon. Currently we serve about 21,000 customers in an area of 1,125 square miles.

PUDs tailor services to meet the needs of those they serve, and Tillamook PUD is no exception. We offer a wide array of programs for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Programs include weatherization, lighting efficiency, heat pump programs and much more. Tillamook PUD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, elected by the voters within its service area. The Board sets rates and policies, with the goal of providing the most benefit to our customers. Tillamook PUD is a unique kind of business. It is not-for-profit and created by the community to serve the community.

OUR MISSION

Through collaboration and operational excellence, Tillamook PUD provides safe, reliable, and competitively priced power to our customers.

OUR VISION

Tillamook PUD provides high value to our customers, staff, and community, performing now and preparing for the future. We balance community, economic, and environmental commitments.

About the Position

 A Journeyman Lineman constructs, installs, repairs, maintains, and replaces transmission and distribution electrical systems and associated equipment, both overhead and underground, while utilizing line trucks, aerial booms, lifts, and wire-pulling equipment.  Maintenance of lines and services will require pole climbing, hot sticking, and working out of truck-mounted bucket lifts to construct, repair or maintain line equipment or string, splice, and sag wire on energized or de-energized circuits.  Operate switches, cutouts, and use grounding devices to work on de-energized lines and equipment.  Requires the use of precautionary work methods and safety equipment due to electrical hazards present when working on or near energized conductors and electrical accessories.  May train and direct the work of apprentices in the trade.

*Must be willing, available, and responsive to 24-hour callout for emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or GED
• A Journeyman Lineman certification or testing through IBEW Local 125
• Completion of a formal training program for a Journeyman Lineman
• Candidate must have formal hot stick training and experience
• Must be proficient in the use of dielectric hot line tools as related to their application in the operation, maintenance, and construction  of energized equipment and conductors of all voltage ratings.
• Must possess, or obtain within 60 days, a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake endorsement.  Driving record must be    acceptable and insurable by Tillamook PUD insurance carrier at standard group rates.  An annual consent for a release of one’s          driving record is also required.
• Must satisfactorily complete the yearly refresher that is required by OSHA 29CFR 1910.269.
• This position requires a post-offer, pre-placement physical capacity screening to assure the candidate meets the identified physical    demands of the job.

Benefits

Joining Tillamook PUD, you can expect to be competitively rewarded for your hard work. You will also receive a wide range of excellent benefits to support your needs and lifestyle, including:

• Generous paid time off included paid holidays
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• HRA VEBA reimbursement account accessibility
• Oregon PERS employer plus additional retirement benefits
•  Life and long-term disability insurance
• On site fitness room
• Top quality facilities and equipment
• Educational assistance program and many more…

Tillamook PUD is an equal opportunity and veteran’s preference employer.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Tillamook PUD complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability, you may request an accommodation by contacting the Human Resources Department prior to the recruitment close date at 503-815-8637.