Utilities Journeyman Lineworker

City of Stoughton; Stoughton (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wisconsin Retirement System

No dental premium

Low medical premiums

Free Anytime Fitness membership

Job summary

City of Stoughton is seeking a Journeyman Lineman to maintain and repair the electrical distribution system within the city and surrounding service area, ensuring reliability and resilience. You will operate bucket trucks, diggers, and live-line tools while collaborating with a skilled team.

Residency within a 30-minute response time is required. This is an essential position with standby duties and opportunities to contribute to system improvements and public safety.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a four-year electrical lineman apprenticeship, or equivalent knowledge/experience.
• Valid Wisconsin Driver’s license.
• CDL with tanker and airbrake certification is required.
• Certifications in CPR, first aid, Hilti gun, and forklift certification.
• Must pass background check, driver’s license check, pre-employment physical, and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Operates diggers, bucket trucks, and hand tools near and around electrical distribution lines.
• Operates and maintains the electric SCADA system.
• Locates underground electric cable faults for repair.
• Installs primary and secondary overhead and underground electrical systems.
• Participates in on-call status for emergencies.

Skills

Electrical distribution

Maintenance & repair

Field work

Safety procedures

Team collaboration

Education

Four-year lineman apprenticeship

High School diploma or equivalent

Wisconsin Driver’s license

CDL with tanker & airbrake

CPR/First Aid/Hilti/Forklift certifications

Tools

Bucket trucks

Digger derrick

Live-line tools

SCADA system

Job description

Join the City of Stoughton as a Journeyman Lineman

TheCityof Stoughton, an equal opportunity employer, is seeking a skilled and motivated Journeyman Lineman tojoin our Utility Division. This is a great opportunity to work close to home, with a consistent schedule and excellent benefits.

Why Join Us?

• Regular work schedule with evenings at home and half-day Fridays*

Excellent benefits, including:

• Wisconsin Retirement System
• No premium for dental insurance
• Low medical premiums and out-of-pocket costs
• Free Anytime Fitness membership

About the Role

As a Journeyman Lineman, you’ll work within the City of Stoughton and its surrounding service area—approximately 55 square miles—eliminating long commutes. You’ll be part of a dedicated team of experienced professionals focused on maintaining a reliable and resilient electrical system.

This position requires residency within a 30-minute response time to the City of Stoughton.

Schedule & Standby Details

• Includes rotating standby duty with additional compensation
• During standby weeks, you’ll respond to after-hours electrical calls*
• Occasional assistance may be requested outside of your standby rotation during major events
• Stoughton Utilities maintains a low volume of standby calls due to proactive maintenance and system reliability
• This is an Essential Position—you may be called in during citywide emergencies

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a self-motivated, responsible individualwho thrives in a team environment. This role involves:

• Electrical distribution line construction, maintenance, and repair
• Working in the field for extended periods
• Accessing work areas via foot, ladder, or elevated platforms
• Performing duties in varying and sometimes hazardous environmental conditions

Core Duties and Responsibilities

- The following duties are the primary duties of this position, but do not compose an exclusive or all-encompassing list of duties. Other duties may be assigned or required to achieve the primary objectives of this position.

• Operates diggers, bucket trucks, and hand tools near and around electrical distribution lines. Operates live-line tools to connect and disconnect distribution lines and components.
• Operates and maintains the electric SCADA system.
• Prepares work sites. Erects warning signs and secures areas. Maintains knowledge of and implements safety procedures.
• Locates underground electric cable faults for repair.
• Installs primary and secondary overhead and underground electrical systems.
• Participates in on-call status for emergencies.
• Plans and directs on-site maintenance/repair tasks. Recommends on-site operational changes.
• Contacts customers regarding temporary power outages, tree trimming operations, and possible damage.
• Assists with public education and performs Wires and Fires demonstrations.
• Repairs and maintains street lights.
• Performs routine vehicle maintenance.
• Trims trees and removes and chips brush.
• Operates loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, jack hammers, wood chippers, chain saws, cutting torch, and welders.
• Reconnects meters and transfers meters.
• Receives and responds to customer inquiries and complaints and performs corrective action in response to customer inquiries and complaints.
• Completes and maintains work orders, staking sheets, outage reports, time sheets, etc.
• Maintains records and prepares reports as required.
• Completes weekly/monthly substation readings and inspection reports.
• Recommends material purchases and maintains material inventories.
• Provide leadership/training to the Apprentice Lineman.
• Complies with all Stoughton Utilities Safety programs.

While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential part of the purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.

• Maintains Stoughton Municipal Utilities facilities.
• Assists the electric, wastewater, and water divisions as required.
• Paints surfaces.
• Removes ice and snow from walkways and drives.

Education/Training/Certifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a four-year electrical lineman apprenticeship, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Valid Wisconsin Driver’s license.
• CDL license with tanker and airbrake certification is required.
• Also required are certifications in CPR, first aid, Hilti gun, and forklift certification.
• Must pass a background check, driver’s license check, pre-employment physical, and drug screen.

Language Skills and Interpersonal Communication

• Ability to analyze and categorize data and information in order to determine the relationship of the data with reference to established criteria/standards. Ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure and/or sort data; assemble, copy, record and transcribe data and information. Ability to classify, compute, and tabulate data.
• Ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures, and standards, as well as the ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.
• Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as work orders, staking sheets, maps, outage reports, hazardous materials lists, safety manuals and procedures, construction specifications, transformer manuals, PCB manual, time sheets, vehicle logs, accident reports, technical operating manuals, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, law enforcement personnel, electricians, contractors, tree trimmers and other city employees.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, calculate percentages, fractions, and decimals.

Judgment and Situational Reasoning Ability

• Ability to use functional reasoning and apply rational judgment in performing diversified work activities.
• Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness, and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental criteria.

Physical and Mental Abilities Required to Perform Essential Position Functions

• Ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring multiple conditions and making multiple, complex and rapid adjustments, such as Hilti gun, Ampact tool, bucket truck, digger derrick, hooks and belts, air hammers, census, dump truck, wood chipper, forklift, loaders, backhoes, cutting torch, welder, volt meter, hot sticks, extension sticks, hoists and blocks, phasing tool, cable locator, bolt cutters, winches, mechanic's hand tools, carpenter hand tools, slings, hand lines, impact tools, grinders, etc. Ability to repair complex equipment and machinery.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing skilled movements involved in repair.
• Ability to exert heavy physical effort in moderate to heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to recognize and identify harmonious or contrasting combinations, as well as recognize individual characteristics of colors, forms, sounds, odors and textures associated with job-related objects, materials, and ingredients.

Environmental Adaptability

• Ability to work under unsafe and uncomfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors such as temperature variations, odors, toxic agents, noise, vibrations, wetness, machinery, disease, electrical currents, vehicular traffic and/or dust can cause discomfort and where there is risk of serious injury.