Safety Sensitive: This position is designated as safety/security sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion and random drug and alcohol screening.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Supervises one or more electric journeyman lineman and performs work on member city and OMPA owned facilities. Coordinates with the Line Crew Superintendent to order needed materials, plan and schedule work. Works with electric journeyman linemen in coordinating the work of member city operations and maintenance personnel, including contractor crews, to safely and efficiently complete work projects. Work involves climbing poles, driving and operating line bucket and digger derrick trucks, working with specialty tools and handling high voltages. Responsible for enforcement of safety policies and seeing that construction standards are followed. Considerable independent action is required. Must be a self-starter and encourage other team members to take initiative in planning, coordination, and problem solving for line crew activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supervise one line crew. This duty is performed daily, about 40% of the time.

2. Schedule work and assist member cities with job planning. This duty is performed daily, about 20% of the time.

3. Lead the training of apprentices and be responsible for the safety of the crew. This duty is performed daily, about 15% of the time.

4. Lead the maintenance of equipment and vehicles. This duty is performed daily, about 10% of the time.

5. Take charge of substation inspections and maintenance of OMPA lines and substations. This duty is performed weekly, about 15% of the time.

6. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge of a specialized field (however acquired), such as basic accounting, computer, etc. Equivalent of four years in high school, plus night, trade extension, or correspondence school specialized training, equal to two years of college, plus 7 years related experience and/or training, and 5 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and understand general business/company related articles and professional journals; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certified Journeyman Lineman. CDL.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Not indicated.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Intermediate: Other

Basic: Accounting, Contact Management, Human Resources Systems, Payroll Systems, Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

PLANNING

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of large organizational component and the organization's clientele.

MENTAL DEMAND

Very close mental demand. Operations requi