Substation Electrician Apprentice- Clearfield, PA

The reporting location for this position is Clearfield, PA.  Strongly prefer candidates to live within 40-mins of one of the service location. 

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

FirstEnergy is dedicated to the recruitment, training, and development of new and upcoming substation electricians in the electrical substation field. We aim to recruit a diverse workforce of dedicated employees who exemplify FirstEnergy 's core values and behaviors daily while promoting a safe and inclusive work environment.

The Substation Electrician Apprentice position supports the operations process in providing and maintaining service to new and existing customers. Employees in this apprentice position will learn the day-to-day operations and specifications of the distribution system and gain working knowledge of computer systems, tools, materials, and equipment used on the job.

Apprentices will be hired full-time after successfully completing information sessions, interviews and pre­ placement physical assessments, a drug screen and a background check. Successful candidates will participate in a combination of skills, on-the-job, and academic training located in Johnstown, PA and, based on demonstrated performance, will have the opportunity to progress in job class.

We are seeking local talent eager to build a rewarding career in the electric utility industry.

New hires must reside within 40-minutes from the service center locations and will be required to become members of IBEW Local 459.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

Under close supervision, assists employees of higher classification in construction, maintenance and repair of property, equipment, circuits and structures; under directive supervision, does such work requiring a minor degree of skill, including work on equipment or circuits de-energized or de-energized portions of them or energized at secondary voltages; under close supervision, with a higher classified employee, may work in close proximity of equipment and circuits energized at primary voltages; performs duties such as:

• Anticipating the requirements of employees of higher classification and supplying them with tools, materials, and equipment 
• Studying and familiarizing self with departmental orders, instructions, and procedures, wiring of electrical circuits, equipment diagrams, and principal functions of various substation equipment; studying and memorizing the Company’s symbol system used for identifying equipment, circuits, and substations
• Learning to climb steel structures
• Preforming the simpler operations in connection with constructing, maintaining, repairing buildings, structures, equipment, and tools 
• Digging, backfilling, tamping and grading trenches or excavations with hand tools; installing drains
• Drilling holes; tapping, cutting, bending, and threading conduit by hand or power machine; removing or applying insulation as directed 
• Assisting in checking voltage and specific gravity of storage batteries and visually checking regulators for normal operation 
• Assisting in operating filter equipment for filtering transformer and circuit breaker oil 
• Replacing lights and making minor repairs to lighting systems, performing ordinary assembly and disassembly work on equipment
• Tending furnaces; cleaning station lighting fixtures; maintaining good housekeeping in substations and yards
• Cleaning and preparing surfaces for painting; applying waterproofing to masonry
• Loading, unloading, moving and handling poles, wire, reels, steel, sand, stone, cement and other materials and equipment 
• Handling waste, dirt, and rubble; loading same on and off trucks
• Placing barricades, warning signals and signs and directing traffic around work in progress
• Cleaning place of work, tools, and equipment 
• Caring for tools, tackle, material, and equipment; properly storing them on truck or appropriate location; keeping working area in a neat and orderly condition; cleaning work locations on completion of job
• Driving trucks and other vehicles but not operating power winches, transporting men and materials to and from working locations safely and in accordance with the Company’s instructions and rules
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strongly prefer candidates currently residing within a 40-minute radius of the Service Center.
• Prior completion of the following certifications is preferred: 
  • Bucket Truck Rescue
  • Steel Pole Climbing
  • Steel Tower Climbing
  • Wood Pole Climbing
  • I&I Gloving
  • Pole Top Rescue
  • Energized Area Pole Setting
  • Hot Sticking