PT to FT Utility Worker - Substation Operations

Utility Worker

This is an entry-level position for high school graduates who have successfully completed the required industry certification at the Lakeland Electric Power/Energy Academies or Traviss Electricity Program. Positions will be allocated in the utility to prepare future workers where an identified need exists and skills and student goals match. Work is evaluated for overall effectiveness and adherence to safe workplace practices. The individual chosen for this position will be considered to transition into the Full Time Utility Worker position in this department.

Essential functions include performing basic level skills as required in the designated position, participating in skills training as appropriate, reading blueprints and diagrams for electrical distribution systems, aiding in constructing and maintaining transformers, breakers, and related substation equipment, aiding in digging foundations and trenches and installing forms, reading gauges and instruments and logging the information in records, demonstrating behaviors of commitment, trustworthiness and excellent customer relations, and may be required to work overtime or alternate hours as necessary for the efficient operation of the department. Position designated as Mission Critical by Department Director.

Additional responsibilities may include sweeping floors, using hand tools, mowing lawns, organizing inventory, filing, answering phones, performing housekeeping duties, and performing other entry-level functions.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, graduation from Lakeland Electric Power/Energy Academies or Traviss Technical College Electricity Program with required industry certification, recommendation from the Lakeland Electric Academies Instructor, Traviss Electricity Program Instructor, or Lakeland Electric Job Shadowing Program Mentor, and to obtain a full-time Utility Worker position, serving six (6) months as a part-time Utility Worker or having six (6) months of experience as an intern or apprentice in the electrical industry. A résumé is required in order to be considered for this position. Special requirements include a valid Florida driver's license preferred, may be required to obtain a CDL license within a designated time period for certain positions, must maintain a valid contact phone number, and may be required to attend meetings at locations other than primary work location.

Knowledge, skills, abilities include knowledge of the utility industry, including safety practices, terminology, equipment, and customer service expectations, ability to build successful working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization, ability to follow complex instructions, ability to learn utility-specific skills based on position assignment, ability to perform physically demanding work (in some positions), ability to properly use hand tools or office equipment appropriate for the position, ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with supervisor, co-workers, other City employees and the general public, skill in communicating effectively both verbally and in writing, and to request clarification when needed. Working environment/conditions include walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing, or raising objects and exerting between twenty (20) to fifty (50) pounds of force regularly, ability to work at heights greater than forty (40) feet, exposure to environmental hazards such as dust, pollen, extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, extreme noise levels, fumes, moving machinery, and electrical shock, normal visual acuity, and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.