Groundman Overhead (Sumter EMC) Americus, GA

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Overview: The Groundman position is your first step to a rewarding career in the construction and maintenance of our nations Power Grid. You will assist your team in building repairing and maintaining overhead electrical distribution systems.

Job Duties:

As a Groundman you will support your team by:

Securing the safety of yourself and others

Assisting fellow line-workers in meeting project objectives

Readily joining storm restoration efforts in times of need

Operating vehicles and equipment in a professional manner

Continuing training to improve technical and leadership skills

Competencies:

Team-Oriented

Self-Motivated

Customer Service Focused

Ethical and Honest

Dutifully follows established Safety Rules and Company Policy

Physical Aspects:

The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by a team-member to successfully perform the essential functions of their job in powerline construction.

While performing the duties of this job team-members are regularly required to talk or hear. The team-member is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers handle and feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The team-member is frequently required to perform rigorous physical labor; sit; climb different types of structures (wood steel etc.); or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Team-members frequently lift or move up to or in-excess of 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job team-members may frequently be exposed to fumes or airborne particles moving mechanical parts and vibration. Team-members are occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Powerline construction work is performed outside and is subject to diverse weather conditions.