**For qualified candidates, the Company will offer a $15,000 relocation award if required moving related expenses are needed.
**The company may offer a sign-on bonus or relocation award for qualified candidates.
Job Description
A Line Foreman is a Working Foreman assigned to a Headquarters responsible on a continuing basis for the direct supervision of an assigned crew and the work they perform. The normal complement of a regularly established line crew of three (3) or more workers shall include at least one (1) Journeyman Lineman in addition to the Foreman and may include a Utility Specialist, or Apprentice, or Apprentice-Qualified or Helper classification. The Line Foreman shall:
- Be a qualified Journeyman Lineman
- Supervise a crew when engaged in line or substation construction or maintenance work
- Shall work with the employees under his or her supervision to the extent that it does not interfere with the supervisory responsibilities
- Be responsible for job planning, work methods, equipment application, construction standards and job reporting for the jobs assigned.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to work in high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This position may require the use of hard hats, eye protection, protective gloves, long sleeved shirts, and steel toe shoes
Requirements
- CDL, Flagger Card, 1st Aid Card & Journeyman Card
- Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions ;
- Uses equipment and materials properly.
- 4+ years related experience and/or training;
- Completion of a formal apprenticeship program or equivalent experience
- The district foreman must have the experience of a journeyman lineman and must be able to perform all the duties of a journeyman lineman. The foreman will spend half of his time, strictly in supervisory activities. The other half of the time is spent working as a foreman performing the tasks of a journeyman.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises 0 to 20 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the working agreement.
- Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- This position requires a post-offer, pre-placement physical capacity screening, conducted by a licensed physical therapist, to assure the candidate meets the physical demands of the job. The screening will assess only the identified physical demands of the job being applied for. "Please note, persons transferring within the same job classifications where the physical demands are the same (as determined by the job's physical demands analysis), will not need a physical capacity test."
- Journeyman Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah
Portland
Oregon United States
www.pacificorp.com
