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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. 5 Star specializes in Distribution and Transmission Power Line work, Substation, Industrial, Commercial, Streetlighting, and Fiber installations.

Position Title: Overhead Distribution - Foreman

Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.

Classification: Non-Exempt

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The Overhead Distribution Foreman is responsible for working fiber, communications, and alike de-energized lines and equipment. This position works under the direction of the general foreman and/or division manager. This class is also responsible for performing related duties as required. The hazardous condition of working with high voltage energized lines and equipment is a critical factor of this job. (Pole Change out, DACR, VVO and Reconductor Work)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Foremen will be responsible for daily job briefings and ensuring that all crew members are well versed on the coming day’s business, so they are prepared for all potential hazards.
• Responsible for the safety of his crew and for providing field supervision over crews involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of underground and overhead electric distribution and service lines, transformers, meters, metering equipment, and related equipment.
• Promotes and maintains harmony among assigned crew personnel, customers, and the general public.
• Checks material, equipment and manpower requirements, and conducts pre-job meetings and job safety analysis with crew.
• Thorough knowledge of methods, practices and equipment of fiber/electrical line work.
• Thorough knowledge of hazards of fiber/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 fiber/electrical lines.
• String wire on new construction or in repairing line breaks.
• Sets and connects fiber distribution equipment.
• Climbs pole’s and makes necessary repairs.
• Trim trees along fiber, communications, and alike de-energized electrical lines and performs related work as required.
• Performs related work as required.
• Responds to work orders for fiber disconnections, reconnections, new orders, and other public works service.
• Maintain assigned tools and equipment.
• You must stand on-call after working hours as needed and directed.
• Overhead Fiber Foreman 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 employee.
• It is the Overhead Fiber Technician’s responsibility to report and 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. 

Success Factors:

• Must be able to work outdoors in diverse terrain and in all weather conditions.
• Physical capabilities required to safely operate a motor vehicle, in all driving conditions.
• Possesses sight, strength, and coordination necessary to operate heavy and light equipment and tools safely and effectively.
• Lifts to 50 pounds. Climbs poles and works at heights.
• Duties entail full-body exertion, strenuous lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling. required to stand, walk; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Experience and Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three to Four (3-4) experience or equivalent hours and/or education/training

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver  License is required.
• Must obtain a Clean Class A CDL with Medical Examiner’s Card
• Be willing to work overtime and storm work
• Crews can work 40-60 hours per week
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Must have ability for frequent travel on needed training requirements and potential for overtime including storm work.
• Complete OSHA 10hr Safety Training Program within 60 days. 
• 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. Completion of Insulate/Isolate Course Critical review and recommendations from Operations, Safety/Training.  

Notes:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.