Join a cutting edge company, changing the landscape in our corner of rural America
The Opportunity
As an MEC Journeyman Lineman, you will perform a variety of skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of MEC's electric distribution and fiber communications system.
The work will involve operating, constructing and maintaining overhead and underground electric and fiber equipment.
You will make recommendations to the lineman in charge and communicate in a positive matter with members and co-workers.
This position is subject to additional after-hours work and all other duties as assigned.
Key responsibilities include:
Constructing, repairing and maintaining overhead and underground electric distribution and fiber equipment
Performing maintenance in substations and on transmission lines.
Perform service work as needed
Various customer service duties including voltage testing, troubleshooting outages, making service changes, performing disconnects/reconnects and MISS Dig locates for electric and fiber.
Maintaining electric line right-of-way clearance by removing trees and brush and mowing
Ignite your Career
You must have a high school diploma or GED and have successfully completed an electric lineman apprenticeship training program.
You must have a working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code and OSHA Regulations.
You must have already obtained a Class A CDL with a valid medical card and air brake endorsement.
You must be able to obtain a thorough understanding of RUS specifications.
Qualifications:
Safe work practices
Able to take direction from others
Attention to detail
Intermediate computer skills
Intermediate customer service skills
Intermediate mechanical skills
Intermediate mathematical skills
You will be required to provide your journeyman lineman card as part of the interview process if selected.
Application Deadline: March 11th, 2024
Job Overview:
Wages: $55.
00/hour
Comprehensive insurance with minimal cost sharing and 401k plan with 9% employer contribution.
Plus additional matching.
Paid Time Off: Earn 5.
85 hours/bi-weekly pay, by 5th year earn 29 days annually, short term disability, long term disability and holiday time.
Employment Type: Full Time
Work Location/Shift: Cassopolis/Paw Paw, Michigan ~ 7:30 a.
m.
4 p.
m.
M/F, will need to be available for after-hours outage response and other work-related commitments.
This position is in a bargaining unit represented by IBEW Local 876.
About MEC
In the 1930s, Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) began to bring power and light to the rural space when the large utility providers wouldn't.
Today's MEC embraces that same spirit, transforming the rural space by delivering first-in-class innovations and solutions where others won't.
We bring comfort and convenience in the form of electric, propane and Internet solutions across our service territory in southwest and southeast Michigan.
But there's a constant energy at MEC and it's much bigger than the services we provide.
It's a buzz felt wherever our employees gather, whether in the office or in the field.
Because we genuinely like each other.
We help each other solve problems.
We boost each other up.
And at the end of the day, we gather for fun and share stories about our work and home lives.
We've worked hard to build a culture we're proud of, a culture that values taking care of each other, collaborating on new ideas and standing up for our rural community.
We're excited about the work we do and who we get to do that work with.
We're MEC.
With us, it's all about the energy.
Midwest Energy & Communications is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital or vet
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