Line Electrician - Morenci Water & Electric

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Where You Will Work   

Located approximately 50 miles northeast of Safford, Arizona on U.S. Highway 191, Morenci operations (an open-pit copper mining complex) has been in continuous operation since 1939. The operation consists of two concentrators, crushed-ore leach pad and stacking system, a low-grade run-of-mine (ROM) leaching system; four SX plants; and three EW tank houses that produce copper cathode.  

Morenci is a unique company town where our employees and their families can reconnect with nature through hiking, fishing, camping, hunting and numerous parks. The company offers several amenities, including company housing OR employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $750 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines, a newly constructed daycare and community center, library, health-care facilities, state-of-the-art fitness centers, a movie theater and a skate park. Our dedicated Parks and Recreation Division plans activities for people of all ages, making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit the Morenci town website to learn more. 

Description

A Line Electrician safely performs duties relating to the construction and maintenance of high and low voltage power transmission lines and related structures and system components.

• Perform duties associated with the extension and cutback of power lines and various distribution service lines for the site, mine, mobile equipment and substations
• Tasks may include but are not limited to test, frame, and set poles; string electric power lines, install cross arms and anchors, replaces switches, and circuit protection equipment, etc.
• Perform power line and system preventative maintenance
• Troubleshoot system faults on power distribution lines
• Perform construction and maintenance of high or low voltage electric power lines and structures
• May install and maintain:
  • Distribution transmissions systems including substations, substation equipment, single and banked transformers and services
  • General area lighting and perform maintenance of single and banked transformers and services
  • Secondary and primary customer metering 
• Mentor or train other electrical workers and perform as a Fill-In Supervisor as needed
• May perform groundman duties such as gathering materials, running equipment, etc.
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Lineman Apprentice program, OR 
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience as a Lineman, OR 
• Associate’s degree or Trade School Certification in a related field and two (2) years of experience in overhead and underground power distribution, construction, maintenance and repair 
• Valid State Driver’s License with the ability to obtain a CDL certification within 90 days of hire date 
• Knowledge of rubber gloving, sticking, and livewire maintenance 
• Must be proficient in lock out, tag out, try out (LOTOTO) 
• Ability to work out of a bucket for long periods of time 
• Adequate score on Companywide assessment test to demonstrate knowledge 
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of overhead power distribution of electrical circuits and connected equipment, focusing on low and medium voltage; this includes the ability to read, unde