Operator: Odessa Pole Line

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Lone Star Instrumentation & Electric Corporation

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

West Odessa, Texas

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The operator assists line crews with the installation, repair, and maintenance of overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment. They are responsible for operating heavy machinery, preparing apparatus, and ensuring all work is performed safely and efficiently.

Qualifications

You have experience assisting in the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical power lines and related equipment. You are able to operate heavy equipment and possess a valid CDL, along with an Apprentice Electrical License. You demonstrate a strong work ethic and are willing to travel and work on a stand-by basis.

Must Have Skills for ATS

CDL

Apprentice Electrical License

hot sticks

rubber goods

heavy equipment operation

meter data reading

Job Description

Operator

Lone Star Corporation is searching for an Operator to work with our Line Crews. Operator is responsible for assisting in install, repair and maintain overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment. Looking for a full time candidate with strong worth ethic that takes pride in their work so that can ensure quality work is completed in a safe and timely manner.


Daily Activities

  • Assist the lineman is the various aspects of line maintenance, repair and construction.
  • Prepare and assemble various line apparatus required for particular work being performed.
  • Keep work areas clean and organized. Pickup scrap wire, boxes, and other discarded materials.
  • Communicate with power plant dispatch regarding opening/closing and tagging/un-tagging of circuits while work is being performed.
  • Assist with using and maintaining protective equipment (hot sticks and rubber goods).
  • Use of various hand and power tools.
  • Assist with loading of various materials onto trucks and/or trailers.
  • May be required to assist lineman in second bucket while working on lines.
  • Prepare pole mount transformers and assist with installation.
  • Assemble conduit and place in trench.
  • Assist with installation of various underground apparatuses.
  • Assist with pulling wire.
  • Must be knowledgeable with the materials needed and process to strip and terminate underground cables.
  • Ability to perform duties involving prolonged standing, sitting, crouching and/or stooping. Ability to push, pull, and position tools, equipment, and structural material weighing in excess of 100 pounds.
  • Ability to accurately read and record meter data.
  • Operates boom, bucket trucks and other heavy equipment requiring a valid Texas CDL
  • Comply to all company policies and procedures
  • Any other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

  • Maintain an Apprentice Electrical License
  • Must have valid CDL
  • Must be able to pass drug test
  • Prefer 1 years' experience
  • Open availability and must be willing to travel as work is subject to stand-by, pre-arranged and/or call-out duty

Benefits

Benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, company paid life insurance and paid time off. Our company maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all associates. We hire, train, promote and compensate associates on the basis of personal and professional competence and potential for advancement without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability or citizenship, as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.


About Lone Star Corporation

Lone Star prides itself on the reputation that it has built providing instrumentation and electrical installation and maintenance for a wide variety of heavy industrial markets. Our 100% commitment to customer satisfaction ensures that our clients have a competitive advantage on all of their electrical projects. Our goal is to improve value without sacrificing quality, reliability or excellent service. Quality work demands quality people so apply today!


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Lone Star Instrumentation & Electric Corporation

Ronnie Hobbs grew up working in the oilfields of West Texas in the late 1970s. In 2009, he founded Lone Star Corporation, a privately-owned Instrumentation & Electrical contractor headquartered in Odessa Texas. The founding principles focused on providing superior service, workmanship, and excellence in safety to a wide variety of industrial clients. Over the next several years, Lone Star would grow to offer its clients turnkey electrical services from engineering to start-up and anything in between. Today, Lone Star is a leading provider of field services, fabrication, instrumentation & electrical as well as engineering services with an innovative approach to projects of all sizes. This approach reduces dependence on subcontractors, thus allowing Lone Star to better control schedules, maximize accountability, decrease risk, and ultimately deliver projects more efficiently. Our one-source system sets us apart from other companies and allows us to work with a variety of heavy industrial clients across the Permian Basin and its surrounding areas. Lone Star is dedicated to providing our clients with the best in people, performance and quality.
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