Electrical Lineworker

We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Lineworker to join our team at U.S. Army Europe and Africa. As an Electrical Lineworker, you will be responsible for planning and laying out the routing, placement, type, size, balance, load, continuity, and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment, and control instruments.

• Plans and lays out the routing, placement, type, size, balance, load, continuity, and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment, and control instruments.
• Applies the full variety of theoretical and practical knowledge of trade practices, interprets building plans, wiring diagrams, and engineer drawings, and uses formulas basic to the trade to figure such things as voltage and resistance.
• Installs, modifies, and repairs distribution panels, boxes, fixtures, apparatus, transformers, switchgear, and other electrical devices.
• Works with a variety of electrical systems, circuits, equipment, and controls in industrial-type complexes with a large variety of machinery and tools or administration buildings providing electrical systems for a variety and large number of office appliances, data processing, printing, or electronic display equipment.
• Uses the full variety of trade's tools such as test meters, test lamps, voltmeters, wattmeters, and ohmmeters.
• Troubleshoots equipment or cable systems to locate shorts, opens, grounds, crosses, electrolysis damage, or capacitance imbalance, using such common electrical test devices as voltmeter, ohmmeter, and megger.
• Checks the condition of transformers, switches, and cable.
• Tests insulating oil of transformers and oil switches for breakdown and contamination.
• Checks transformer operating temperatures.
• Checks voltage at secondary terminals and makes repairs to defective, loose, or corroded connections.
• Drives a government vehicle in the performance of above duties.
• Observes safety and traffic regulations.
• Records trips made and performs normal driver's maintenance of vehicles.
• Monitors a standby stock for spare parts pertaining to serviced systems.
• Ensures that necessary items are on hand.
• Requests additional items from supervisor.
• Alters switch plans for system as adjustments are made to controlling equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• A-5: Completed vocational training of at least 30 months in the appropriate trade.
• OR/ODER: 5 years of specialized experience.
• A-6: Completed vocational training in the appropriate trade PLUS 2 years experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the Wage Group 5 or equivalent.
• OR/ODER: 8 years of specialized experience of which 3 years must have been performed at the wage group 5 or equivalent level.
• Bewerber müssen den Führerschein Klasse B besitzen.
• Englischlevel A1 und Deutschlevel B2 erforderlich.

On-call duty required.

We offer a global employer who stands for cultural diversity and equal opportunities, employment in an international environment with a welcoming atmosphere, high level of job security and attractive pay under German tariff agreements (CTA II; Protection Agreement), including but not limited to:

• 30 days of annual leave; 36 days for severely handicapped employees (Additional time-off on 24 & 31 December per tariff agreement)
• Vacation and Christmas pay (total of 13 monthly salaries)
• Variety of additional social benefits (e.g., employer pension scheme through Allianz group insurance; property accrual payments)
• Usually, time off on 8-9 U.S. holidays due to work hour redistribution (Governed by shop agreement)
• Employer-specific programs for flexible work schedules; mobile work; length-of-service/performance awards
• Health promotion and fitness programs, including free use of employer-run Fitness centers