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CLASS CODE: 3870
OPEN DATE:   10/16/2009

JOB TITLE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION MECHANIC TRAINEE
ANNUAL SALARY $67,630 - $86,944
DUTIES An Electric Distribution Mechanic Trainee works as a trainee under close supervision of journey-level workers. Line mechanic trainees assist in the construction, maintenance and repair of overhead electric power sub-transmission and distribution lines and equipment; constructs high-voltage distribution pole lines; makes construction changes to existing lines and equipment; repairs power lines and line equipment; repairs and reroutes services; sets poles; installs transformer racks; hangs and installs transformers and switches of various types and sizes; installs overhead street lights and guy wires; makes repairs to energized lines; performs limited line clearance tree trimming; installs watt-hour meters; uses appropriate live line tools to install and remove approved protective covering on energized distribution and sub-transmission circuits of 7.5kV and above; and climbs poles.

Cable splicer trainees assist in the construction, maintenance, and repair of underground electric power, transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution cable work. Performs work activities in connection with underground cable installation and removal; pulls cables and service lines through sub-structures, vaults, duct lines, up poles and walls, over roofs of buildings and to customers service panels; performs rigging operations of cable pulling equipment; installs and removes transformers and related equipment in vaults and sub-structures; splices energized and de-energized low-voltage cables, splices high voltage de-energized cables; maintains gas and oil filled cable and equipment; installs watt hour meters; and climbs poles as related to underground work.

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  1. All positions in this class are training positions.
  2. Trainees receive intensive classroom training as well as on the job training as a cable splicer or as a line mechanic.
  3. A cable splicer is required to utilize various tools and equipment while working in the confined area of an underground vault.
  4. Cable splicers and line mechanics are required to climb power poles and utilize various tools and equipment at the top of a pole.
  5. Employment in the class is limited to four years. Upon successful completion of this arduous three-year training program, the trainee is expected to qualify for promotion to Electric Distribution Mechanic.
  6. All trainees are required to drive commercial vehicles.
REQUIREMENTS

  1. Six months of full-time paid experience in the Distribution Construction and Maintenance Section of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as an Electrical Craft Helper or Exempt Construction Electrical Helper; or
  2. Six months of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles as a Tree Surgeon, Tree Surgeon Assistant or Underground Distribution Construction Mechanic that have obtained a pole climbing proficiency certificate issued by the Department of Water and Power, Power System Safety and Training Division.

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  1. A valid California drivers license is required. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if within the past 36 months they were convicted of a major moving violation, such as driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and may be disqualified if there are three or more moving violations or at-fault accidents within the past 36 months.
  2. A valid California Class A drivers license with a current medical certificate is required upon completion of the temporary training period and prior to appointment to a journey-level position.
WHERE TO APPLY
APPLICATION DEADLINE
    For administrative purposes, filing may close periodically and reopen the following day. This examination may close without prior notice at any time after a sufficient number of applications have been received.
SELECTION PROCESS Examination Weights:
Written . . .. . . . . . . . . 100%

Physical Abilities Test (PAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASS/FAIL

In the written test, which will consist entirely of multiple-choice questions, candidates may be examined for knowledge of: electrical theory and principles, including Ohms law, and series and parallel circuits; the proper use of tools and equipment; first aid; safe work practices for electrical craft work; the ability to read sufficiently to understand reference guides, maps, scales, dials, digital readings and measures; the ability to do arithmetic calculations; mechanical aptitude; and other necessary knowledge and abilities.

The PAT will measure physical strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. Only those candidates who pass the written test will be scheduled for the PAT.

Candidates will be notified later by mail of the date, time and location of the written test and PAT, which will be administered in Los Angeles. It is anticipated that the written test will be administered once every 90 days.
NOTES

  1. Candidates must pass the PAT in order to be certified.
  2. This examination is based on a validation study, and as provided by Civil Service Commission Rule 4.20, the written test will not be subject to candidate inspection.
  3. Based on the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1994, you may be required to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing prior to and during employment in this class.
  4. As a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.
  5. Applications are accepted subject to review to ensure that minimum qualifications are met. Candidates may be disqualified at any time if it is determined that they do not possess the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin.
  6. A final average score of 70% is required to be placed on the eligible list.
  7. In conjunction with Civil Service rules, applicants who are current eligible City employees or are on a reserve list will be considered Promotional candidates while all other applicants will be considered Open candidates.
  8. The promotional list will ordinarily be used ahead of the open competitive list. However, if open competitive candidates receive a higher score, without military credits, than the highest available promotional candidate, after adding seniority credit at the rate of 0.25 of a point for each year of continuous classified City service, the Civil Service Commission, upon request of the appointing authority, may approve certification of such open competitive candidates ahead of the promotional candidates.
  9. Based on City policy, before being hired in this position, you may be required to undergo a drug and alcohol-screening test.
  10. You may take this examination only once every 90 days.
THIS EXAMINATION IS TO BE GIVEN BOTH ON AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS

Class Code 3870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16-09
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