Class A OH Distribution Lineman - Lexington, KY

Job Category
:
Construction
- Power

Requisition Number
: CLASS
004395

• Posted :
  October 27, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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OHIO 5 Star All

1435 Thrailkill Rd

Grove City, OH 43123, USA

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, Street lighting, and Fiber installations.

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

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

The Overhead Distribution Lineman – A Class is responsible for all Apprentice and Class B & C responsibilities in addition to working energized and de-energized lines and equipment.

• Thorough knowledge of methods, practices and equipment of electrical line work.
• Thorough knowledge of the hazards of 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 electrical lines.
• String wire on new construction or in repairing line breaks.
• Sets and connects transformers and other electrical distribution equipment.
• Climbs pole’s and makes necessary repairs.
• Trim trees along electrical lines and perform related work as required.
• Performs related work as required.
• Responds to work orders for utility disconnections, reconnections, new orders, and other public works service.
• Maintains assigned tools and equipment.
• You must stand on-call after working hours as needed and directed.
• Class A Lineman 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 apprentice lineman.
• It is the apprentice lineman’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.

• Must possess math skills along with basic knowledge of PMP and Electrical Theory.
• 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 safely and effectively operate heavy and light equipment and tools.
• Lifts up 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.

• Four (4) years of experience or equivalent hours.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver License is required
• Must have a Valid Class A CDL and current medical examiner card
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Must be able to work outdoors in diverse terrain and in all weather conditions.
• Must complete OSHA 10hr Safety Training Program within 60 days.
• Completion of formal training program or at least four years of verifiable experience including three years of energized work
• Successful test completions on rigging, grounding, transformers, hot sticks, weights, and torques.
• Successful completion of appropriate knowledge and skills examinations.
• Compliance with Safety Performance Standards
• May be Employee Performance Tested to a higher level with testing…