Lineworker Helper-Senior

Lineworker Helper – Senior – Entergy

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The ability to perform all aspects of the Lineworker job function including but not limited to the day‑to‑day aspects of maintaining and building overhead and underground electrical facilities. Responsible for various levels of learning, performing, and/or leading other line workers, material maintenance as well as, up to and including, aerial and underground work including utility distribution construction tasks. Working with a Live Safe mindset in all tasks;

ensuring hazards are mitigated where identified.

Job Title: Lineworker Helper – Senior

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Louisiana, LLC

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Location:

Louisiana-Metairie, Louisiana:
Metairie

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Step Pay

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

• Proper use and care of all rubber goods and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Ability to perform confined space and bucket rescue tasks and properly set up and operate aerial baskets and digger derrick trucks.
• Ability to lift, rig and tie knots to set up, jobsite and material for work in manholes and vaults, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications.
• Ability to properly cover up secondary lines and perform energized work on secondary voltage lines.
• Ability to use meters to perform tests and install 3 and 4 wire secondary lines.
• Ability to identify substation and underground equipment.

• Ability to perform overhead tasks, including energized primary cover up to 34,500 volts.
• Ability to understand transformer theories including bank installations, tap settings, and identifying and constructing multiple secondary voltage applications.
• Ability to learn and perform simple primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications.
• Ability to lift, rig and tie knots to set up, construct, frame poles, and change out cross‑arms, identifying materials and understanding distribution construction specifications.

• Ability to perform all tasks included in Helper through Lineworker II.
• Ability to build and maintain underground residential distribution circuits, including but not limited to, prepare/operate pad mount switch gear, install and troubleshoot URD circuits and switching/tagging URD primary cable.
• Ability to learn three phase primary tasks to include safe operation and removal/installation of single and three phase reclosers, changing out insulators, and installing and replacing Gang Operated Airbrake Switches (GOABs).

• Ability to perform all tasks included in Helper through Lineworker III.
• Demonstrate strong Leadership capabilities including indirect crew leadership.
• Ability to learn and perform advanced primary voltage switching (up to 34,500 volts) tasks and applications.
• Ability to perform advanced Lineworker tasks on Regulators, capacitors banks, Alternate Switching Scheme, and Intelliruptor devices.

• Maintaining a well‑organized jobsite to ensure the surroundings are safe.
• Learning, completing, and performing (Lineworker I–Sr) (as necessary) all mandated training, such as but not limited to, First Aid, CPR, etc.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

• 6 months – 4 years of experience in a distribution field is required.
• Preferred: 2 years of direct Distribution linework experience.

• Ability to use physical strength to perform required tasks in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work irregular hours and out of town assignments as required.
• Ability to take and understand directives and complete tasks with limited supervision.
• Ability to plan and lay out all work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ability to assume a lead role and direct the work of other linemen.
• Ability to climb and work off of poles of various heights.
• Additionally, must be able to walk on all types of terrain.

• Must have valid driver’s license.
• Must have, and maintain, a Class‑A CDL or ability to obtain one (within 6 months of employment).
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