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Diagnostic Electrician - Line Electrician

Employer:	Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Job Location:	Bagdad , AZ
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Industry Type:	Highway - Heavy Contractors
Job Description:	Highly skilled workers in the electrical/instrumentation craft who perform at or above a journeyman level including but not limited to removal, repair and installation of electrical components, electrical systems analysis and diagnosis, advanced troubleshooting and systems/process optimization. These workers may mentor or train other electrical workers. 1. The safe completion of routine and non-routine repairs. 2. Perform construction and maintenance of high or low voltage electric power lines and structures. 3. Troubleshoot systems faults on power distribution lines. 4. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications * High school diploma or GED. * Completion of an approved Lineman Apprenticeship program, or a minimum four (4) years journeyman lineman experience. * Valid State driver's license with the ability to obtain a CDL certification within 90 days of hire date. * Ability to read, understand and apply information from technical manuals, prints and schematics. * Must have pole-climbing gear that is in good order and condition. * Skilled at climbing wood poles and steel towers or structures up to 90 ft. * Effective written, verbal, and communication skills to satisfy training, safety, and electronic message transmission policies of the company. * Must have minimum personal tools as described by the department tool list (or be able to obtain them within 90 days of hire date). * Able to perform the essential functions of the job at the time of the job offer with or without reasonable accommodations. Preferred Qualifications: * Five years of power line work experience (construction), with 1 year at journeyman level. * Five years of power line work experience (distribution), with 1 year at journeyman level. * Must be able to provide validation that you are experienced in performing energized line work by rubber glove technique or hot stick. * Must be able to obtain a CDL within three months of employment. Criteria/Conditions (specific background and skills) * Work is performed in a mine or manufacturing plant which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles. * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see. * Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy to heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the course of the workday. * Personal protective equipment is required on a regular basis, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety foot wear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and other protective equipment as required. * Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing. * In order to receive full consideration for an interview, candidates must include all experience on their resume that indicates they have successfully met all the minimum requirements listed in this posting. * Must complete the pre-employment color perception as well as electrical/instrumentation assessment.
Company Description:	FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and m olybdenum. FCX has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry and is the world’s largest producer of molybdenum. The company’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg mining complex, the world’s largest copper and gold mine in terms of recoverable reserves, significant mining operations in the Americas, including the large scale Morenci and Safford minerals districts in North America and the Cerro Verde and El Abra operations in South America, and the Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As an industry leader, we demonstrate proven expertise in both technology and production methods, which consist of open-pit mining, SX/EW production technology, block cave underground mining, and copper concentrate leaching.