Heavy Equipment Spec (South)

Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Represented by Local 2150. End date: 10/23/2026.

About the role

Job Summary: Provide quality services in support of business unit job objectives. Services provided include movement/delivery of equipment and materials to substations, job sites, service centers, and/or vendors; assistance with materials and tactical applications to various locations throughout the WE service territory; operation of various types of heavy equipment and trucks; and site preparation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Move and operate job site trailers and transport cranes and piggyback forklifts.
• Operate various types of equipment to provide job site support to crews.
• Maintain and inspect equipment for proper working order.
• Identify materials/equipment to be loaded/unloaded.
• Ensure manifest matches truckload; vehicle meets all regulations (DOT).
• Load/unload trucks with materials/equipment.
• Use electric pallet movers and forklifts, diesel- and gas-powered equipment, cranes, and specialized material handling equipment (see Section 4 for list).
• Haul/handle hazardous materials (lead, asbestos, PCB’s, etc.).
• Perform point-of-use drop of materials and supplies using maps and construction prints of areas.
• Spot pre-assemblies and transformers using truck-mounted cranes.
• Coordinate delivery of oversized materials/equipment: (1) schedule delivery, (2) plot route of travel, (3) obtain permit in cooperation with local authorities.
• Remove electrical distribution and transmission material using various types of equipment.
• Physically roll (hand coil) scrap conductors and frequently lift, carry, load, and unload scrap materials.
• Perform job site clean-up.
• Contact scrap dealers for scrap pick-up.