Line Crew Lead

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Job Title:

Foreman

Job Code: J01392

Salary Grade: U104001

Pay Range: $56.27 - $56.27

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Training Locations:
DeWitt Operations Center

Residency Requirement:
Travel time from your primary residence to your assigned headquarters must be 35 minutes or less under normal driving conditions.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Assist management by providing services including, but not limited to, discussing work content, assignment of personnel, reviewing work, vacation scheduling, planning of work, ensuring accuracy of appropriate paperwork and determining equipment requirements. Supervises and assists employees engaged in the operations, construction and maintenance of gas and electric facilities, replacement of cable and telephone and other related work as required. Assistance to include hands on work, in accordance to collective bargaining agreement language.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a role model to the crew/team in attitude, promotion of harmony, safety, productivity, communications, work ethics, emergency response, and business decision-making. Coach employees on their performance on these aspects of their job.
• Perform the duties of journeyman in the respective classification, when collective bargaining agreement language applies.
• Supervise personnel in safe construction of distribution and transmission systems.
• Perform tailgate sessions, (assess/discuss hazards of job and personal protection equipment required, etc. Ensure all crew members sign (if required) job-briefing form.
• Lead by example – wear personal protective equipment (safety glasses, ear plugs, hard hats, etc.).
• Model behavior to improve safety performance (e.g. lead and participate in stretching, lead safety meetings/safety talks, etc).
• Know safety rules/practices, regulations, and operating procedures and see that they are followed.
• Enforce safety by observing employees performing the work. Point out and correct at-risk behavior.
• Inform supervisor when employee continually fails to follow safety rules, work in a safe manner, or use proper tools, personal protective equipment (PPE), and equipment.
• Promote teamwork to maximize safety and productivity.
• Responsible for the productivity of employees under his/her supervision. Manage your employees, as your own business.
• Be personally responsible and accountable for productivity and quality of workmanship.
• Tools and safety equipment – manage costs (loss, misuse, breakage, proper care, etc.)
• Monitor and discuss performance/productivity issues (positive and negative) with employees. Personally take action to correct and improve. Inform supervisor when employee continually fails to meet productivity or performance measures.
• Plan work to eliminate barriers, improve productivity, and maximize resources assigned.
• Continually strive to reduce costs.
• Train, develop and evaluate apprentices.
• Seek feedback on personal performance through one-on-one coaching session with management.
• Coach and mentor employees to improve technical skills, safety practices, teamwork, planning, and safety of their work practices. Provide constructive feedback. Discuss performance issues with employees. Reinforce desired individual behavior.
• Develop technical ability (their own and employees under their supervision) i.e., continuous line training, standards, etc.
• Make good business decisions. Manage resources assigned to you - people, equipment and dollars.
• Monitor cellular phone usage
• Oversee equipment operation, and maintenance necessary for the job.
• Assure vehicles are fully utilized on the project and shared across projects.
• Oversee and or complete paperwork timely and accurately to include but not limited to; mapping, timekeeping, safety reports, material issues, and returns for each individual job.
• Ensure accuracy of appropriate paper work &…