Substation Technician Apprentice - Journey (Garden City)

SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP • Holcomb, KS • 2w ago

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Job Title Substation Technician Apprentice

Department Substations Pay Status Hourly

Reports To Substation Supervisor FLSA Category Nonexempt

Location Various

SUMMARY

Assist with the inspection, installation, testing, maintenance, and repair of electric

transmission and distribution substation equipment including power transformers, circuit

breakers, switchgear, and various electrical and electronic systems with the majority of

the duties involving working with circuits between 48 and 600 volts.

Essential Responsibilities

Depending upon work assigned, incumbents will be required to perform some or all of

the following responsibilities.

Maintenance and Repair

Assist with the operation and maintenance of substations. Assist with maintenance

testing, including insulation power factor, insulation resistance, contact resistance, turns

ratio, high potential, current injection, breaker time/travel, and oil and gas analysis of

circuit breakers, transformers, and other substation equipment.

Assist with maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems of transformers, circuit

breakers, control panels, relay panels, low voltage alternating current (ac) and direct

current (dc) circuits, batteries, battery chargers; and maintaining substation yard.

Assist with troubleshooting and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and

hydraulic stored energy systems and stand-by generators

Assist with the operation and maintenance of our oil reclamation equipment.

Participate in substation switching using established procedures during planned and

emergency repairs under direct supervision.

Construction

Assist with the installation of power transformers, circuit breakers, capacitor banks,

reactor banks, circuit switchers, low voltage ac and dc systems, conduit and cable

raceways, and grounding systems; pulling and terminating cables; and installing control

and relay panels.

Assist with acceptance testing of related substation equipment and substation

commissioning and provide test results for records.

Assist with the execution of construction activities for new substation equipment

installations and upgrades of existing installations.

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Compliance: Inspection, Documentation and Testing

Assist with the periodic substation inspections and document findings and update

records.

Assist with substation equipment testing of breaker controls and protection schemes.

Assist with periodic battery and charger testing.

Develop working knowledge of North American Electric Reliability (NERC) standards

and procedures, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations,

and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and maintain records and

documentation as required.

Must comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations including NERC Compliance,

OSHA Compliance, and Environmental Compliance.

Safety

Sunflower employees are expected to approach their personal safety and

their coworker\'s safety with a positive attitude and commitment. Sunflower employees

will maintain the highest level of responsibility and accountability in compliance with all

safety policies, practices and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. This

includes properly maintaining and caring for applicable safety gear and equipment;

identifying, correcting or assisting in resolving safety concerns, including communicating

all hazardous conditions; reporting all injuries and near misses immediately to

appropriate personnel; and understanding and complying with the Clearance Procedure

as applicable.

Culture

Demonstrate personal responsibility and a commitment to Sunflowers culture and core

values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity,

trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to

optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and

behaviors consistent with Sunflower\'s culture, Board policies, and business practices.

Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all internal policies and procedures

of the company to comply with laws, rules, and regulations.

Other Responsibilities

Maintain vehicles, aerial devices, tools, equipment, and other work-related materials

and ensure they are in proper working order.

Maintain an adequate inventory of parts and materials in the shop and on vehicles to

support expected construction and maintenance activities.

Assist with providing as-built drawings and information in a timely manner.

Perform general ho

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