RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.


• This includes work from power plants to the meters of customers homes.


• Additionally, a lineman digs trenches for the installation of underground lines, install meters, climb poles to repair overhead lines and inspect power lines for possible repair or replacement.
  

• High school diploma as well as the successful completion of a four-year apprenticeship is required to become a lineman.


• Possess excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting and organizational, and analytical skills.