Electrical Distribution Trades Workers

Electrical Distribution Trades Workers prepare, install, repair, maintain and patrol electric power distribution networks.

What the job involves

• Installing conductors and aerial equipment, and underground cables and equipment

• Installing and maintaining equipment associated with electrical supply such as transformers

• Attending to electrical breakdown and emergencies

• Maintaining poles and associated hardware, and continuity of electrical supply and street lighting

• Conducting routine maintenance on the aerial and underground electricity supply network

• Conducting low-voltage switching operations

• Fitting pole hardware and crossarms

• Preparing lowand high-voltage cable joints and cable terminations while connecting and installing electrical equipment and overhead lines

• Using heavy plant equipment such as elevated work platforms and portable equipment such as hydraulic drills

• May undertake substation installation and maintenance, and specialised testing and revenue meter installation