If you’re looking for challenging work, the opportunity to grow, and to improve your quality of life, then we’re looking for you! MEC is a rural electric distribution cooperative located in La Pine, Oregon. Our welcoming and affordable community is nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, surrounded by open meadows, lakes, and rivers making it the ideal place to find work-life balance.
Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc. located in La Pine, Oregon is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Journeyman Lineperson.
This is an Hourly / Non-exempt Union Position – IBEW Local 125. We also work a 4/10 schedule which equates to 52 Friday's off!
Qualified applicants must be high school graduates or equivalent, certified, and a graduate of a utility or union affiliated journeyman line person apprentice program or equivalent. Must be 1910.269 standardscertified (or ability to obtain within 6 months) of employment. Extensive experience in overhead and underground construction and maintenance on distribution and transmission lines and outage restoration. Residency within 45-minute driving radius of Midstate’s headquarters facility is required. An Oregon CDL Class A driver’s license (subject to substance abuse testing) is required. Must possess basic working knowledge of personal computer (word processing/spreadsheet). Must have the physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job (Physical Job Analysis will be provided). Qualifications include skill, knowledge, ability, problem solving and inter-personal relationship behavior.
Midstate Electric is a rural electric distribution cooperative. Its primary mission is to provide electric service to its member/owners in the Central Oregon area. MEC's territory covers 5,600 square miles and provides electric service to four counties and just over 22,000 members. Midstate is very involved in the communities it serves and supports local businesses and promotes economic development.