Stations Battery Technician I or II

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school diploma or GED
• •Associates degree in electronics discipline
• •2 years of electrical or battery installation/testing experience
• •State-recognized Journeyman Electrician License
• •Completion of a related formal apprenticeship training program recognized by the Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship
• •Equivalent combination of education and work experience
• •Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record based on driving requirements for the position
• •Department of Transportation (DOT) medical card or ability to obtain prior to hire
• •Current DOT FMCSA 49 CFR Part 383 Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with an attached State-issued Hazardous Materials endorsement or have the ability to obtain within 120 days of hire
• •First Aid/CPR card within 90 days
• •Completion of appropriate Stations Apprentice program
• •High school diploma or GED
• •Associates degree in electronics discipline
• •5 or more years work experience in and electrical or control wiring field
• •At least 3 years of electrical experience in substations
• •State recognized Journeyman Electrician License with 3 or more years of electrical experience in substations outside of apprenticeship hours
• •Completion of a related formal apprenticeship training program recognized by the Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship with three or more years of electrical experience in substations outside of apprenticeship hours
• •Equivalent combination of education and work experience
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to train station apprentices and journeymen in battery work
• •Ability to make changes in existing circuits which must be rewired while remaining in service
• •Ability to parallel temporary battery systems with station batteries and take station batteries out of service without interruption to station DC supply
• •Ability to recognize errors in battery systems and make recommendations to the designer for corrections
• •Ability to test and place in service battery systems and other equipment relative to their function
• •Ability to arrange shut down and switching, take proper clearance, and be responsible for the safety of the crew when working around any high voltage equipment
• •Ability to coordinate the work with other construction crews, regional crews, and system and local dispatchers
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Knowledge of Related OSHA regulations
• •Knowledge of chemical safety
• •Knowledge of SDS and electrical safety work practices
• •Knowledge of Specific control systems, schemes and equipment used in distribution and transmission voltage level systems
• •Knowledge of Utility system practices
• •Knowledge of Station battery systems, test equipment, standards and design theory adhering to stations engineering and design and stations construction specifications
• •Knowledge of Battery charger types, applications, theories and practices
• •Knowledge of Equipment related to station control
• •Knowledge of Hand-held and power tools
• •Knowledge of Proper lifting/transporting techniques for heavy objects
• •Knowledge of AC and DC circuit theory wiring diagrams
• •Knowledge of control schematics
• •Knowledge of building layouts
• •Knowledge of Dispatch functions
• •Skills in AC and DC control circuits
• •Skills in Substation work
• •Skills in Substation construction procedures
• •Skills in Battery testing and station checkout procedures
• •Skills in Using computer software, such as word processing, scheduling, and e-mail
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to Work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Train station apprentices and journeymen in battery work
• •Ability to Make changes in existing circuits which must be rewired while remaining in service
• •Ability to Parallel temporary battery systems with station batteries and take station batteries out of service without interruption to station DC supply
• •Ability to Recognize errors in battery systems and make recommendations to the designer for corrections
• •Ability to Test and place in service battery systems and other equipment relative to their function
• •Ability to Arrange shut down and switching, take proper clearance, and be responsible for the safety of the crew when working around any high voltage equipment
• •Ability to Coordinate the work with other construction crews, regional crews, and system and local dispatchers
• •Ability to Complete DOT PHMSA 49 CFR Part 172 required hazardous materials employee training within 90 days
• •Ability to Complete required Company and safety training
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally push or pull items using force of up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally carry with one or two hands items weighing up to 75 lbs.
• •Ability to occasionally use fine and gross hand manipulation when working with tools or equipment
• •Ability to occasionally use foot controls when driving
• •Ability to work in a team and/or individual environment
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to Maintain accurate time and meet deadlines
• •Ability to Maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and others
• •Ability to work out of town on back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work overtime and weekends when business need requires
• •Ability to work four 10-hour days or working eight 10-hour days in back-to-back weeks
• •Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions or in confined spaces
• •Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb ladders, twist, kneel, balance and reach
• •Ability to occasionally lift above shoulder, waist-high and knee high items weighing up to 75 lbs.