Application Information and Disclosures
This application will be considered active for a period of ninety (90) days and thereafter retired to an inactive file. Applications are only accepted when position vacancy notices are posted. If you desire to apply for another position after ninety (90) days, you must complete a new application form. 

We appreciate the time you spend completing this application. All applicants should read the following notices carefully before submitting an application. Questions may be addresssed to hr@bigcountry.coop or by calling (325) 776-2244 and requersting Human Resources. By submitting you application, ou will be deemed to have read, understood, and agreed to the following:
  • All questions must be answered truthfully: This application form is intended for use in evaluating your qualifications for employment. You are required to give accurate and complete responses to the questions. Any false, misleading or incomplete statements or responses are grounds for rejection of your application or, if discovered after you have been hired, grounds for immediate termination. 
  • Equal Employment Opportunity: Big Country Electric Cooperative (BCEC), in accordance with State and Federal laws, does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, gender, national origin, physical or mental handicap or Veteran's status, disability, except where a reasonable, bona fide occupation qualification exists. BCEC is also required by law, by virtue of its contract(s) with the federal government, to take affirmative action to employ women, minorities, otherwise qualified handicapped individuals, and Vietnam-era and disabled veterans. Offers of employment are conditioned upon the applicant passing a pre-employment medical examination to determine if the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. 
  • At-will status of all employees: This application form is not an employment contract, and neither is any other document you may be given during the hiring process or later, if you are hired. If you are hired, your employment at all times will be employment at-will, with means that either you or BCEC has the right to terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this application, or in any prior or subsequent oral or written statements, is intended to create a contract for employment for any specified period. No one other than the General Manager has any authority to enter into any agreement contrary to the forgoing and such would have to be in writing signed by the General Manager.
  • Drug Testing: BCEC's policy requires testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol in your body prior to employment. Any applicant will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and, if hired, you will be subject to BCEC's drug and alcohol testing policy during employment. This policy provides that drug and alcohol testing may be done for reasonable cause, suspicion, on a random basis, after any accident, or as determined by BCEC. As a condition of being considered for employment, you agree and consent to be tested for drugs and alcohol during your employment pursuant to BCEC's policy as a condition of employment.

Applicant Information

Our mission is to be the first-choice electric provider. Through safe, reliable, competitive service, we deliver quality of life for our members, communities, and employees that brings us all together. 

Our Values are:
  1. People Matter
  2. Committed Partnership
  3. Trusted Leadership
  4. Unmatched Quality
  5. Teamwork
Middle Initial
Type of Employment Sought
Are you related by marriage, birth, or otherwise to any director or employee of BCEC?
Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest, and/or received deferred adjudication to any crime other than a minor traffic violation?
Do you require any accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job you are applying for?
Do you fluently speak, read or write any languages other than English?

Applicant Contact Information

Employment History

Please give a complete record of your employment, included any period(s) of unemployment. Begin with your most recent employment and work back in time. You may upload additional page(s).

Please complete this section even if you upload a resume. An option to upload a resume and submit additional information is available at the end of this application.
Employer Name and Address Name of Position You Held, and Duties Performed Starting and Ending Dates of Employment Starting and Ending Wage or Salary Reason for leaving (if applicable) Supervisor Name, Title, Phone Number and Email Address May we contact this Employer? Weight
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Education and Training History

Warehousing Computer Inventory Methods Lay out Work Orders Prepare Work Orders Basic Electricity Tree Trimming Brush Clearing Machinery used for clearing brush Material Control Perpetual Inventory Automotive Maintenance Electric and Gas Welding Regulators, Capacitors, Breakers and Switches Underground Distribution (Primary and/or Secondary) Electrical Tools Electrical Safety Radio Communication and Operation Pole Inspection Load Management System (SCADA) Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Collecting Consumer Accounts Handling Customer Concerns Connecting and Disconnecting Meters Electronic Mapping Systems Load Switching Substation Construction Line Construction Transformer Banks Hotline Work, Primary and/or Secondary Weight
Choose Yes for the items that you have experience with, No for the items you are inexperienced in.

Driving Experience and Qualifications

Check the boxes beside the type of vehicles you have experience driving.

Military Service

Special Employment Notice to Disabled Veterans, Vietnam Era Veterans, and Individuals with Mental or Physical Handicaps: 
Electric Cooperatives are subject to Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, which requires that we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which requires this Cooperative to take affirmative action to emploiye and advance in employment qualified handicapped individuals. 

If you are a disabled veteran or have a physical or mental handicap, you are invited to volunteer this information. The purpose is to provide information regarding proper placement and appropriate accommodation to enable you to perform the job in a proper and safe manner. This information will be treated as confidential. Failure to provide this information will not jeopardize or adversely affect any consideration you may receive for employment. If you wish to be identified, please indicate below.
 
Were you in the United States Armed Forces?

Your Resume

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

References

Include only individuals familiar with your work ability. DO NOT INCLUDE RELATIVES. You may include BCEC employees, but you must have at least one reference who is not associated with BCEC.
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