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Job Details

Powerline Technician

Employer

K-Line Maintenance & Construction Ltd.

Date Posted

March 15, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $50.00 to $60.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 14, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

K-Line Maintenance & Construction Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights

Work setting

  • Electrical contractor
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems
  • 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
  • Instruct apprentices
  • 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
  • Work in confined spaces to install power lines and cables and associated equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Powerline Technician Red Seal Certificate

Security and safety

Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Physically demanding

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Powerline Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Electrical Power Line and Cable Workers
OBJECTIVE

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

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

Interest in speaking with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation for and completion of assignments

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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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Abilities

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Visual Abilities

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Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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