Class A Lineman – Power Distribution Pro

Peak Utility Services Group; Rio Vista (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Electric, LLC (5 Star) is a premier full-service provider of electrical construction, maintenance, and repair services with offices in Western Kentucky and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. They seek a Class A Lineman to perform essential line work, transformer installation, and roadside electrical service in varied weather conditions.

The role emphasizes safety as a core value, with strict adherence to procedures, on-call duties after hours, and ongoing equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience or equivalent hours.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver License is required.
• Must have a Valid Class A CDL and current medical examiner card.
• Candidates must pass criminal and MVR background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Must complete OSHA 10hr Safety Training Program within 60 days.
• Completion of formal training program or at least four years of verifiable experience including three years of energized work.
• Successful test completions on rigging, grounding, transformers, hot sticks, weights, and torques.
• Successful completion of appropriate knowledge and skills examinations.
• Compliance with Safety Performance Standards.
• May be Employee Performance Tested to a higher level with testing and verifiable experience.
• Must have ability for frequent travel on needed training requirements and potential for overtime including storm work.

Responsibilities

• Thorough knowledge of methods, practices and equipment of electrical line work.
• Thorough knowledge of the hazards of electrical work and necessary safety precautions.
• Ability to climb poles and perform strenuous duties in a variety of weather conditions.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with angry or difficult customers.
• Skill in operating listed tools and equipment.
• Ability to accurately read and record data from various types of meter dials.
• Ability to work in inclement weather.
• Ability to operate service truck.
• Digs holes and sets poles for electrical lines.
• String wire on new construction or in repairing line breaks.
• Sets and connects transformers and other electrical distribution equipment.
• Climbs pole’s and makes necessary repairs.
• Trim trees along electrical lines and perform related work as required.
• Performs related work as required.
• Responds to work orders for utility disconnections, reconnections, new orders, and other public works service.
• Maintains assigned tools and equipment.
• You must stand on-call after working hours as needed and directed.
• Class A Lineman is responsible for ensuring safety standards for himself and his crew and is responsible for his/her own safety at all times.
• Safety should be the number one priority of any apprentice lineman.
• It is the apprentice lineman’s responsibility to report all accidents/incidents to the foreman immediately and to make the foreman aware of any known potential safety hazards that may exist.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Math skills

Reading electrical data

Safety awareness

Pole climbing

Job description

5 Star Electric, LLC (5 Star) is a premier full-service provider of electrical construction, maintenance, and repair services with offices in Western Kentucky and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. They seek a Class A Lineman to perform essential line work, transformer installation, and roadside electrical service in varied weather conditions.

The role emphasizes safety as a core value, with strict adherence to procedures, on-call duties after hours, and ongoing equipment maintenance.