Appr Lineman 1st 9 Mos

As an Illinois Electric Apprentice Lineman and future Journeyman Lineman your role in creating Ameren’s customer experience and driving customer satisfaction is crucial to our success. Your training in safety, communications, and your apprenticeship will ensure your success and ours as a company.

As an Apprentice Lineman you will learn cutting edge electric grid technologies and will experience a diverse and inclusive culture.

The safety, technical and communication skills you will learn in your apprenticeship will be tools you will use for life- both personally and professionally.

Ameren Illinois is a regulated electric and gas delivery company based in Collinsville, Illinois. Our service territory spans 43,700 square miles, or about three-quarters of the state. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 812,000 natural gas customers in more than 1,200 communities in central and southern Illinois.

Duties :

Under immediate supervision, working on a line construction or maintenance crew in the capacity of an apprentice for advancement to Journeyman Lineman

Advance in such workin accordance with an orderly program, initially on unenergized circuits, and later on work on energized circuits ranging progressively from lower to maximum voltage

Perform such work at first under the leadership of a Crew Leader or Line Foreman, and later independently after ability to perform each phase of the work skillfully and safely has been demonstrated; and to do similar and less skilled work as assigned.

Load and unload equipment, material, job site debris and maintain housekeeping according to Ameren’s safety standards and procedures

Dig trenches and holes in an ergonomically safe manner

Perform construction work in the field, in all weather conditions, throughout the service territory

Use and maintain various hand and power tools and equipment

Must work in a team environmentMust work safely at all times as defined by Amerens safety standards and procedures

Develop and maintain familiarity with the operation and maintenance of the boom truck, digger and bucket truck and various pulling units

Assist in digging holes and setting poles

Maintain cleanliness of the vehicle

Operate equipment and hydraulic tamp

Prepare materials for each project including cutouts, arrestors and transformers

Load and unload vehicles

Prepare vehicles for daily projects

Clean cover up materials, repair, clean and inspect tools on the vehicles

Assist with material stocking, pulling of stock for projects

Must not be afraid of heights

Ability to maintain the security of confidential information

Stay abreast of advances in technology

Qualifications:

As a condition of acceptance on this job, candidates who are otherwise qualified will be required to take and pass the appropriate State/Federal drivers licensing requirements, medical testing and drug screening, the Construction and Skilled Trades (CAST) test and the company apprentice Lineman Evaluations. [Note: See “Employment Testing” section on www.ameren.com/careers ].

This position is covered by the representative IBEW Local bargaining agreement.

This position requires a 25 mile residency requirement

This position may be required to work more than 40 hours per week and is subject to emergency storm work

HS or GED required

We offer excellent compensation and competitive benefits including:

Medical Insurance (company supplemented)

Vision

Dental

Life Insurance

Pension Plan

401K

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Holiday Pay

Vacation Pay

Sick Pay

Educational Assistance Program

Stock Purchase Program

Some Benefits may vary based on Union Contracts or departments.

Were focused on providing safe, reliable electricity and natural gas today, while developing even better ways to do that in the future. Thats our focus – now, and for life.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date :

Friday September 20, 2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.