Powerline Technician

Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
**Work setting**:

- Electrical contractor
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems
- Erect and maintain steel, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy wires
- Splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring to connect power distribution and transmission networks
- Instruct apprentices
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets
- Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
- Work in confined spaces to install power lines and cables and associated equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Powerline Technician Red Seal Certificate
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week