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Powerline Technician
Employer
Victor Energy Ltd.Date Posted
January 24, 2023Languages
English-
Location Nisku, AB
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Earnings $27.00 to $45.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 160 hours per month
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Feb 07, 2023
Employer
Victor Energy Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
Registered Apprenticeship certificate
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Dangerous
- At heights
Work setting
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Electric power company
- Electrical contractor
- Remote location
- Public utilities
- Various locations
Tasks
- 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
- Inspect and test overhead and underground power lines and cables and auxiliary equipment
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Powerline Technician Trade Certification
Apprenticeship training
- Pre-apprenticeship training
- Level one apprenticeship training
- Level two apprenticeship training
- Level three apprenticeship training
- Level four apprenticeship training
- Level five apprenticeship training
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Drug test
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety harness
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Workplace information
On the road job
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Long term benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
Free parking available
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring in order to connect power distribution and transmission networks using splicing tools, related electrical equipment and tools
- innovative
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Interest in compiling information to install and maintain street lighting systems; and in inspecting and testing overhead and underground power lines and cables and auxiliary equipment using electrical testing equipment
- methodical
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Interest in speaking with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation for and completion of assignments
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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