Overview

Position Title: Line Foreman

Company: City Of Mesa

Location: Mesa, Arizona, US

Job Description:

A Line Foreman is a working foreman responsible for providing field supervision over crews involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of underground and overhead electric distribution and service lines, transformers, meters, metering equipment, and related equipment.  This class is also responsible for performing related duties as required.

Responsibilities:

  • Work involves moderate physical exertion, heavy lifting, and exposure to inclement weather.
  • The hazardous conditions of working with high-voltage energized lines and equipment are a critical factor of this job.
  • The Line Foreman is distinguished from the Lineman class by having responsibility for supervising personnel and overseeing equipment, materials, and recordkeeping duties.
  • This class receives general supervision from the Transmission and Distribution Supervisor who reviews work through reports, meetings, and the evaluation of completed work projects.
  • Work is subject to stand-by, pre-arranged, and call-out duty.
  •   This class is FLSA nonexempt.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from high school or GED.
  • Successful completion of a Lineman apprentice program and possession of a valid card or certificate of Journeyman Lineman status
  • OR documentation (example:  a letter) from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IEBW) Union or Department of Labor verifying Journeyman Lineman status performing journey-level high voltage (4kV and above) Lineman duties with an electric utility or other entity operating and maintaining high voltage transmission and distribution equipment.
  • Considerable (3 – 5 years) experience as a journey-level lineman engaged in the installation, maintenance, and repair of power lines, transformers, or related equipment.