Appr Lineman 1st 9 Mos
Ameren
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.