Pole Foreperson

About the role

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the willingness and the ability to learn the wooden pole inspection process through an up to 8-week training period of both on-the-job and classroom instruction, will demonstrate good work ethics, and enjoy working outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, training, managing, and supervising a crew of 1 to 5 people.
• Maintain all tools, vehicles, and equipment.
• Achieve expected safety, quality, and production goals.
• Collect field data and maintain daily and weekly reports.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• The ideal candidates will be ambitious, career-minded, and safety-conscious.
• Computer and smartphone literate.
• Ability to read maps and navigate in congested areas.
• Independently manage time and workload to meet deadlines.
• Mechanically inclined and has experience with a variety of tools.
• This is an outdoor position; the ideal candidate will understand the importance of adapting to various elements and weather conditions.
• This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays considered inclement weather make-up days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Experience with Wooden pole inspection is preferred but not required.

Skills

• Leadership skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Physical stamina for outdoor work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

Pay

Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour based on experience. After on-the-job training is completed the pay rate will increase to $24.00 - $30.00 based on experience & performance. Per Diem is offered based on travel criteria. Performance Incentive Program.

Schedule

This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays considered inclement weather make-up days. Overnight stays will be necessary (Paid hotel accommodations provided by the employer and a per-diem).

Benefits

Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision) from day one
Company-sponsored Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Life, long-term/short-term disability insurance
Vacation
Paid Holidays after 90 days

Physical Requirements

• RARE(less than 10%): squatting, depth-perception, color-vision, crawling, pushing, pulling, seeing distant, climbing ladders, balancing, gripping
• OCCASIONAL(up to 33%): stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, sense-of-touch, manual-dexterity, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs., lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., climbing stairs, carrying, lifting, range-of-motion, reaching
• FREQUENT(up to 66%): standing, walking, sitting
• CONTINUOUS(up to 100%): seeing, reading, hearing-speech-range, speaking clearly

Contact Information

For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check.

Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Notice to Agencies: We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position.

Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.