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The Line Apprentice position supports the operations process in providing and maintaining service to new and existing customers by learning a working knowledge of computer system, tools, equipment, and material.  Employees in the Line Apprentice position will learn the day-to-day operations and specifications of the distribution system. In addition to normal work hours, employees in the Line Apprentice position must be available to be on-call with a more experienced person, as required, and to work all hours, as needed, day or night, weekends or holidays, during planned outages or emergency situations. Employees in the Line Apprentice position must learn to perform all duties in a safe manner and adhere to all company safety rules and procedures.

Staring Pay: $33.42 per hour

Please note this posting is for multiple Operation Centers. In the next section, you will be able to select your preferred and second choice work locations. Locations are subject to change based on business need.

Locations:

• Columbus IN Ops Center 2727 Central Ave. Columbus, IN 47201-3122

• Franklin IN Ops Center - 2515 N Morton St Franklin, IN 46131

• Greencastle IN Ops Center - 1400 E Indianapolis Rd Greencastle, IN 46135

• Lafayette Operations Center - 3401 Greenbush St. Lafayette, IN 47905

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Constructs, maintains, and repairs electrical distribution systems, including overhead and underground lines

• Installs and repairs electrical equipment such as street lighting and load control devices,

• Constructs overhead and underground distribution lines based on engineering specifications, including setting poles, pulling cable, setting transformers, etc.

• Installs equipment such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, load control devices, meters, streetlights, safe lights, etc.

• Maintains and repairs equipment, e.g., checking equipment and performing preventative maintenance using, test equipment such as volt and amp meters to measure the performance of equipment

• Responds to trouble calls when equipment fails and/or electrical service is interrupted

• Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally

• Work environment ranges from indoors to outside in varying degrees of heat and cold weather conditions

• Emergency situations may require working at night and in inclement weather

• Subject to confined spaces (e.g., manholes, vaults, etc.)

• Shift work, overtime, weekend work

• Subject to periodic call-out duty

• Frequent travel

Basic/Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.

• Valid driver's license.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certificate from Lineman’s Training School or currently enrolled

• Certificate from Technical School Line program or currently enrolled

• Military experience

• Experience in the electric utility industry

• Training and/or work experience with climbing different types of structures (wood, steel, etc.)

• Previous work experience or training working near power lines and electricity (residential, commercial, overhead lines, or underground lines)

• Experience with responding to natural disasters or emergency situations (storm response such as hurricanes, tornado, wind event, high water; emergency responses such as fires, auto accidents, etc.)

Working Conditions

• Work environment ranges from indoors to outside in varying degrees of heat and cold weather conditions

• Emergency situations may require working at night and in inclement weather

• Subject to confined spaces (e.g., manholes, vaults, etc.)

• Shift work, overtime, weekend work

• Subject to periodic call-out duty

• Frequent travel

• Ability to pass DOT Physical

• Ability to obtain DOT Certification

• Ability to obtain a valid Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) in the state for which you are hired within one year of hire Successful background and drug screen

• Ability to stand a minimum of 5-6 hours; may be on ground, in a bucket on a line truck, or at the top of a distribution pole.

• Ability to sit for a minimum of 2-3 hours; may be driving a truck or sitting in a manhole or an underground vault.

• Ability to move frequently to unload equipment and to install/maintain/repair equipment.

• Ability to lift up to 76 pounds

• Ability to push/pull weights up to 116 pounds

• Ability to carry up to 90 pounds

• Ability to frequently climb or use authorized equipment to reach various heights and breadths.

• Ability to frequently and repetitively bend/stoop/squat.

• Ability to differentiate between colors (color vision).

• Manual dexterity to operate small hand tools, turn small knobs, etc.

• Ability to successfully complete the Virtual Assessment for Lineworkers (VAL)

Please Read: Steps in Duke Energy’s Hiring Process

Upon successfully submitting your application for this position, you will be invited to take the online test, the Modern Hire Virtual Assessment for Lineworker. Please ensure that you read all instructions carefully prior to beginning the online test. You will have 72 hours to complete your assessment (online test) immediately following submission of your application.

• Ability to successfully complete the Physical Abilities Test (PAT).

• This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job. The purpose of this restriction is to ensure that all weight rated equipment is used in an appropriate and safe manner within maximum allowed weight loading.

• This position has a residency requirement. You must reside within a 30-mile or 30-minutes radius of the hiring operations site. New hires must meet these requirements by the end of their 9-month probationary period.

Travel Requirements

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

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Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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