NASSAU COUNTY | Title | : | LINE MAINTAINER, SECOND CLASS |
VILLAGES | Code | : | 880210 9KK |
CLASS SPECIFICATION | Page | : | 1 of 1 |
1. | Strings cable from pole to pole or to building with assistance of ground crew; instructs and assists ground helpers in erecting poles in holes. |
2. | Climbs pole and attaches cross arms to pole; nails, screws or bolts insulators, lighting arresters, transformers and other auxiliary equipment to pole structure or building. |
3. | Installs and maintains underground power lines by pulling wire, installing transformers and preparing them for operation, making stress cones, installing racks and hooking up underground street lights. |
4. | May install and maintain fire alarm and traffic signal systems and street lights; may splice and solder cable for connections. |
1. | Working knowledge of the methods and techniques used in the installation of secondary low voltage power lines and auxiliary equipment. |
2. | Working knowledge of the tools and equipment used in the installation and maintenance of secondary low voltage lines. |
3. | Ability to climb poles. |
4. | Ability to employ adequate safety measures, devices and precautions in the handling of electrical circuits. |
5. | Ability to understand and follow instructions. |
6. | Good physical condition, not subject to acrophobia or claustrophobia. |
1. | Completion of elementary school and two years of apprentice or ground experience in the installation and maintenance of power lines and poles; or |
2. | Graduation from an electrical trade school and one year of experience as in (1); or |
3. | Satisfactory equivalent combination of training and experience. |