What does a lineman ground hand do

A Groundman (often also referred to as pre-apprentice lineman) will often be required to apply or to bid on all Apprentice Lineman positions within a local union territory. In this position you will perform physical labor duties necessary to assist journey level workers and others in installing, maintaining, repairing and/or operating company facilities and equipment. You will do clean-up work, remove debris, load and/or unload materials, store items, dig, shovel, grounds maintenance, fuel vehicles, clean and/or paint equipment and perform minor repairs using various hand held tools. You may drive a company vehicle in transporting personnel and equipment to and from the work site or run errands as assigned. For some ground hand positions you must have received a passing score of 5 or higher on the NJATC examination.