Xcel Energy
Provides energy services across multiple states, focusing on clean, reliable, and affordable solutions.
Advanced Step Apprentice/Journeyman Lineman - Ashland, WI
Install, maintain, and remove overhead/underground power lines and equipment.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Primary duties include installation, maintenance, and removal of overhead and underground distribution conductors and equipment. Workers must be able to climb poles, handle energized conductors, perform hot‑stick work, and operate in inclement weather and callout situations. • Install, maintain, and remove overhead and underground distribution equipment. • Perform hot‑stick work on energized high‑voltage conductors. • Respond to after‑hour emergency callouts in all weather conditions. • Operate bucket trucks, digger derricks, trenchers, and other utility line crew equipment. • Maintain physical stamina for climbing poles, lifting, and confined‑space work. • Follow all company safety rules and participate in random DOT drug/alcohol testing.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸equipment installation
- ▸hot‑stick work
- ▸emergency callout
- ▸bucket trucks
- ▸pole climbing
- ▸safety compliance
What You Bring
Candidates must be high‑school graduates (or equivalent) with a technical lineman degree preferred, and be a Fifth Step Apprentice or higher with knowledge of distribution and transmission construction, maintenance, and operation. Required skills include strong communication, teamwork, and experience with bucket trucks, digger derricks, trenchers, and utility line crew tasks. The position demands physical stamina for lifting, climbing, confined‑space work, and the ability to travel and work away from home. Applicants must reside within 20 mi of the Ashland Service Center, hold a valid Class A CDL, and satisfy FMCSR driver qualification standards. Compliance with company safety policies and random DOT drug/alcohol testing is mandatory. • Travel and work away from home; reside within 20 mi of Ashland Service Center. • Hold a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License and meet FMCSR driver qualifications. • Communicate effectively and collaborate in a team environment.
Requirements
- ▸class a
- ▸fmcsr
- ▸fifth step
- ▸lineman
- ▸bucket truck
- ▸teamwork
Benefits
Xcel Energy invites applicants to join as Advanced Step Apprentice or Journeyman Lineman at the Ashland Service Center in Ashland, WI. The role offers a starting base journeyman pay of $60.31 per hour (2025 wage) with apprentice step rates ranging from 80% to 95% of that amount. The posting runs from January 20 to February 9, 2026. Xcel Energy provides a comprehensive benefits package such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, HSA/FSA options, short‑ and long‑term disability, employee assistance, fitness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transit programs, pension, 401(k), paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and volunteer PTO. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds. • Receive comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, HSA/FSA options, 401(k), pension, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs.
Work Environment
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