Supervisor, Lines - St. John's, Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

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St. John's, Canada

2 weeks ago

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At Hydro we work to foster positive work-life balance and offer remote or hybrid working arrangements for some positions based on the nature of work being performed and an assessment of other relevant factors.

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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is focused on delivering safe, reliable service to power our customers.

We are a company of people who work hard behind the scenes for our customers, the people and businesses of this province.

We pride ourselves on being strong and steady, tried and true; while innovating in our approaches to our business.

We value our employees, we take care of each other, we recognize excellence, we respect individuality and we work hard to create an inclusive and welcoming workplace.

People who work at Hydro feel like they're part of a community and we give back to the communities where we live and work to make them stronger.

We're looking for passionate and performance focused people - people who want to make a difference for our customers and who share our values.

Supervisor, Lines

Competition #:
NLH-NR-23-022

Status:
Term (1 year with possibility of extension)

Location:
Soldier's Pond

The Lines Supervisor co-ordinates and supervises the maintenance and project activities of the Transmission Line Maintenance Group in Soldiers Pond.

This role participates in preparing safe work procedures and packages, planning and scheduling the work and performs a variety of related administrative duties.

The position also establishes special tooling and equipment needed for the crews and supports development and delivery of adequate training programs to maintain the HVdc Transmission Lines.

The incumbent is expected to exercise a considerable amount of judgement and personal initiative in the performance of day to day activities required to implement the maintenance plans and response to system disturbances.

Responsibilities:

The incumbent will assign work to employees to ensure the best possible use of workers and materials, and that any necessary outages are kept to a minimum duration.

This position will also supervise employees engaged in completing all projects on schedule, administer the collective agreement, as well as review and approve timesheets.

The incumbent must ensure the necessary tools, equipment, spare parts, etc. are properly maintained and are available for use when needed.

In addition, the incumbent will conduct planned general inspections, as well as accident/incident investigations, and provide verbal and/or written reports to the Operations leadership on problems encountered, corrective action taken or recommended.

This position will also respond to emergency situations such as equipment failure and supervises employees to correct the problem as quickly and efficiently as possible.

This position will work in accordance with the Health and Safety Policies & Procedures and strive to eliminate any potential risk which could result in personal injury or occupational illness.

The incumbent should also be familiar with the Environmental Policy and Guiding Principles and applicable environmental Standard Operating Procedures.

Job Requirements:

You have graduated from High School and have either an appropriate three year Technology program or have obtained an appropriate Journeyperson certification, supplemented with five years of experience as a utility line worker since attaining journeyperson status including some supervisory or lead hand experience.

Supervisory experience in a unionized work place with experience leading several disciplines would be considered an asset. Other combinations of related education and experience may be considered.

**CLOSING DATE: March 31, 2023