Foreman - Overhead (Blue Ridge Co-op)
On-siteWestminster, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Conduct new construction, maintenance, and repair of energized and de-energized overhead distribution systems, including installing poles, insulators, and conductors. Lead crew members through pre-job and tailgate safety briefings while coaching lower classification employees on safe work procedures. Operate bucket trucks, digger derricks, and tensioners to perform live-line work using approved gloving and hot-stick techniques, troubleshooting faults on energized lines. Work at heights and in confined spaces under varying environmental conditions, including extreme weather and storms. Maintain full responsibility for project quality, completion deadlines, and adherence to switching, tagging, and grounding procedures. Available for outages, emergencies, and on-call rotation with long-distance travel to out-of-state job sites.
Required Qualifications
- Five (5) years of recent overhead line experience
- Proficient in basic computer operations including Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office applications
- Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
- Willing to travel long distances on short notice
- Lift, carry, push, or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
- Willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, holidays, emergency callouts, and overtime
- Must be experienced with coaching and training lower classification employees in safe and productive work procedures
- Comprehensive knowledge of switching and tagging procedures, grounding and induced voltage on energized and de-energized lines while using the proper tools and test equipment
- Climb different structures (wood, steel, concrete) using approved climbing methods and equipment
- Work at heights, in confined spaces, and in proximity to energized equipment
- Operate and maintain bucket trucks, digger derricks, tensioners and pullers and other pieces of overhead line equipment
- Available to work outages, storms, emergencies including on call rotation
- Perform live‐line work using approved gloving and hot‐stick techniques of energized lines, including troubleshooting and fault locating
- Follow all safety protocols including PPE use and possess a comprehensive understanding of insulated protective cover to isolate differences of potential
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