CDE Lightband, the municipal electric and broadband power provider for the City of Clarksville, offers electric, television, internet and phone service to customers within the city limits. CDE Lightband serves over 72,000 metered homes and businesses with electric service and over 25,000 customers with broadband services over our Fiber to the Premise Network.

Incumbents operate, maintain and repair substations and electrical equipment. Responsibilities may include participating in the construction of substations; maintaining, operating, and testing substation equipment; installing and testing transmission, distribution, telecommunications and data equipment; and maintaining records of activities.

Substation Maintenance Technician

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Team/Division: | Substation / | Reports To: | Substation | | | Engineering | | Maintenance | | | | | | | | / Electric | | Supervisor | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Job Status: | Full Time | Work Schedule: | Business Hours | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Pay Status: | Hourly | FLSA Status: | Non-Exempt | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Pay Grade: | 6 | C | September 2017 | | | | reated/Updated: | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Tests, builds, repairs, and maintains substations and substation equipment which includes repairing and replacing parts and systems, constructing substations, and modifying systems as
• Installs and tests transmission, distribution, and telecommunications and data equipment, which includes electronic
• Monitors compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations and safety
• Prepares a variety of operational records and logs
• Performs other duties as assigned of a similar nature or to provide assistance as needed

Qualifications

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Education: | High School Degree or Equivalent | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Experience: | Three-years related work | | | experience | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Certifications and | Class D Driver's License | | | | | Licenses: | CPR/AED or ability to obtain upon | | | hire | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Other Requirements: | Equivalent combination of | | | education and experience | | | sufficient to successfully | | | | | | perform the essential duties of | | | the job also considered | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeable of Basic substation maintenance, installation, and testing practices and procedures
• Knowledgeable of Applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations
• Knowle geable of Recordkeeping principles
• Skilled in Basic Computer and related software applications
• Skilled in installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining substations and utilizing the applicable equipment needed
• Skilled in Reading and comprehending training documents
• Skilled in Organizing and presenting data, preparing operational records and
• Ability to work independently and individually, and to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both written and through the spoken
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety

Physical Demands

Fingering (fine dexterity) F Lifting/Carrying Other:
Handling (grasping, holding) F Under 10 lbs F Use of headset N Repetitive Motion F 11-20 lbs F Ability to identify colors independent of another
Reaching C 21-50 lbs O C
Climb F 51-100 lbs F
Crawl F Over 100 lbs N Extended Periods of Sitting
O
Kneel F Pushing/Pulling
Squat F Under 10 lbs F Speaking Clearly to be understood on the telephone and hearing a response
Sit C 11-20 lbs F O
Stand F 21-50 lbs O
Bend 51-100 lbs F Ability to climb ladders at extended heights
F F
Walk C Over 100 lbs N

Legend: N = Never; R = Rarely; O = Occasional (1% - 33%); F = Frequent (34% - 66%); C = Constant (over 66%)

Working Conditions

• Indoor and Outdoor working position, requiring incumbents to travel from office to worksite via company
• Requires constant indoor and outdoor work with potential for extreme outdoor temperatures
• Potential to work outside normal working hours on occasion
• Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, dusts, poor ventilation, intense noises, environmental disturbances, workspace restrictions, working from extended heights and
• Position could be scheduled for 'On-Call' Rotation

Additional Note

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibility. Specific assignments will vary depending upon the business needs of the department.

All employees in pursuit of their job duties should