Division Mechanic Assistant

Summary

Performs minor work required in the construction, operation and maintenance of the underground transmission and distribution plant.

Job Responsibilities

• Anticipate the needs of underground technicians and division mechanics working in manholes or on poles, assist from the ground, and supply tools, equipment and material required.
• Install manhole hardware, fireproof cables, and clean and paint underground equipment.
• Assist in installing, rearranging or removing conduit, manholes, steel pole plant, equipment enclosures, street light poles and posts, fixtures, transformers, pads, cables and equipment, including aerial and submarine cables.
• Clean conduits, manholes, hand holes, and excavations. Clean vaults and transformer mats in locations where the work can be done safely.
• Operate and make minor field repairs and adjustment on furnaces and blowtorches, and heat compounds and solder to proper temperatures.
• Air test all types of underground equipment, at the direction of an underground technician or Division Mechanic.
• Operate pumps, fans, air driven tools, and other similar equipment.
• Set up warning signs, guards or barricades around openings or work areas.
• Load, unload and move equipment and material.
• Keep in good order all tools, material and equipment required by underground personnel.
• Operate car or light truck; keep vehicle neat and orderly.
• Perform clerical work related to this job.
• Learn to apply approved methods of artificial respiration.
• Perform other similar or less skilled work of the occupational group.
• Mix and place concrete. Repair sidewalks.
• Dig and backfill excavations by hand.

Job Qualifications

• Able to read, write, speak and understand English; must be able to perform fundamental operations in arithmetic and to take measurement. (Ordinarily eight grades of grammar school education will provide the necessary requirements.)
• Successfully completed the underground portion of the pre-employment test except an employee hired prior to May 1, 1980 does not have to complete the pre-employment tests.
• Able to follow simple instructions and perform routine operations.
• Have mechanical aptitude
• Have the ability to learn:
  • The reading of construction prints and the making of simple field sketches.
  • The operation and minor field repair and adjustment of furnaces, blowtorches, and the proper method of heating and melting compounds and metals used in the work of splicing cables.
  • The identification and use of all materials, tools and equipment commonly used on underground work.
• Able to qualify for a basic driver's license with an articulated vehicle endorsement to operate motor vehicles in the State of New Jersey.
• Be a High School graduate or have a GED
• Have a valid U.S. Drivers' License with a satisfactory driving record