Overhead Foreman

Job Description

Job Description

For more than 20 years, AUI Power has been a trusted leader in the utility industry, built on a foundation of safety, accountability, and teamwork. We foster a high-performance, team-first culture where employees are empowered to take ownership, collaborate, and innovate. Guided by our core values— Team First, Customer Focus, and Own It —you’ll have a leadership team that brings firsthand field experience and a strong commitment to operational excellence and safety while simultaneously investing in our people by supporting both personal and professional growth. Our employees are dependable, driven, and inspired, and together we build powerful partnerships that set a higher standard for our industry.

Primary Role:

The Overhead Foreman leads and supervises crews to complete daily tasks related to the placement of overhead electrical wires and equipment to meet customer needs, ensuring crew safety, logging employee hours, completing daily safety briefings/inspections and other leadership tasks. Oversee and assist with the day-to-day activities of the line crew and the project to which they are assigned and reports directly to the General Foreman and Project Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise crews
• Comply with company and customer safety standards and expectations
• Read job prints and other instructions related to the job
• Maintain proper work records, such as timesheets and material records
• Brief the crew daily on work tasks and associated hazards
• Direct crew members in specific job tasks
• Mentor and support the development of line crew members
• Confer with customers, property owners, the public, other contractors, utility representatives, and government agencies
• Meet with the General Foreman, Utility Coordinator, safety representatives, and others
• Set safety standards and expectations for the crew
• Ensure that quality job briefings are conducted
• Have experience installing and maintaining various types of distribution and transmission lines ranging from 4 kV to 500 kV, including wood poles, H-frames, steel poles, lattice structures, and related equipment
• Possess thorough knowledge of industry standards and best practices and demonstrate innovation in methods and procedures
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Due to the nature of the industry and the requirement to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods
• Must be able to visualize the completed job
• Must be able to identify job-site hazards
• Must have the cognitive ability to solve problems
• Must have a valid driver’s license and pass a background check and drug screening
• Must be able to drive all vehicles assigned to the line crew and operate a digger derrick to set poles
• Must have the endurance necessary to perform these duties throughout a standard eight- or ten-hour workday, as scheduled, and be able to work long hours and overtime during holidays, emergencies, and weekends
• Must have knowledge of heavy equipment and be able to implement and enforce the safety program at the field level
• Must have sufficient eyesight to judge distances and the coordination needed to obtain and use appropriate equipment and tools while assisting other line crew members
• Must be able to work with hands above the head for extended periods
• Must be able to walk, climb, and work from ladders or at various heights and on uneven or slippery surfaces while performing mentally and physically demanding work in unfavorable weather conditions and handling equipment or materials
• Must be able to travel long distances on short notice when required
• Must be able to work for extended periods in various locations when required
• Must be a Journeyman Lineman with a minimum of eight years of industry experience
• Must possess a Class A CDL or obtain one within 30 days of employment
• Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs.
  

What you'll get at AUI Inc:  

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescriptions, employee assistance program, and more!
• Free dental and additional Health Incentive discounts available
• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k) with 4% company match that is 100% vested upon deposit
• Overtime Pay
• Family Focus & Balance: Paid vacation, paid sick time, paid bereavement leave (as applicable), and more!
• Employer Sponsored Education & Training: We can help you obtain a CDL! 
• FR Clothing provided to you at no cost
• Real-world experience through our Hands-On Training Facility
• Wellness: On-site fitness center (as applicable)
• Other Incentives: Employee Referral Bonus, hotel & per diem pay (when applicable) and tool assistance

AUI Inc (Power) is an Equal Opportunity Employer