Joshua Dietz
Lecompte,LA
Summary
Quality driven General forman with 26 years experience considered expert in planning, assigning and directing work tasks. Dedicated team player committed to maintaining safe, clean job sites. Pursuing role where hard work and dedication will be highly valued. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem solving skills. Supervisor who prioritizes a family oriented work environment. Who is in pursuit of an organization who truly values each of its individual employees and the skills that they provide to our team.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Foreman
Irby Construction
Mississippi
2023 - Current
- Monitored compliance with industry regulations, ensuring adherence to quality control measures across all sites.
- Developed project schedules, allocating tasks based on team strengths and workload requirements.
- Facilitated communication between stakeholders, addressing concerns promptly to maintain project momentum.
- Evaluated equipment performance, recommending upgrades or repairs to minimize disruptions in operations.
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Performed job safety analysis on daily basis to mitigate risks for all workers and visitors to job sites.
- Completed final walkthroughs at job sites to close out projects.
- Achieved timely completion of projects with strict adherence to budget constraints and quality standards.
- Enhanced job site safety through regular inspections, hazard assessment, and implementation of corrective measures.
- Demonstrated strong leadership abilities in managing diverse teams to achieve common goals while fostering a positive work environment.
- Improved project efficiency by effectively delegating tasks and managing a team of skilled workers.
- Delivered project updates to superintendent and detailed issues that could halt work progress.
- Showcased exceptional adaptability when faced with unexpected project challenges, rapidly adjusting strategies and reallocating resources to maintain progress and minimize delays.
- Reviewed blueprints, specifications and drawings to fully understand project scope ahead of time.
- Collaborated with subcontractors for seamless coordination of work scopes, ensuring smooth project execution from start to finish.
- Ordered necessary supplies and materials required for installation of new work and remodeling of existing systems.
- Kept teams properly supplied with materials, tools, plans and supplementary assistance to meet project deadlines.
- Assigned daily duties to each employee based upon individual strengths, effectively completing Number% of roofing jobs on time.
- Established open lines of communication with clients, providing regular updates on project status and addressing concerns promptly.
- Mentored junior team members in the development of their skills, providing guidance and support that facilitated career advancement opportunities.
General Foreman
LineTec Services
Alexandria, LA
02.2020 - 10.2022
- Completed final walkthroughs at job sites to close out projects.
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Reviewed blueprints, specifications and drawings to fully understand project scope ahead of time.
- Kept teams properly supplied with materials, tools, plans and supplementary assistance to meet project deadlines.
- Planned each job with appropriate safety measures, addressing weight limits and fall protection.
- Performed job safety analysis on daily basis to mitigate risks for all workers and visitors to job sites.
- Ordered necessary supplies and materials required for installation of new work and remodeling of existing systems.
- Prepared daily time cards and assisted in preparation of estimates and scope of work statements.
- Monitored employee performance and adherence to job specifications to maintain quality standards and high client satisfaction.
- Facilitated work site safety by applying knowledge of safety protocol and awareness of potential hazards.
- Resolved team and client challenges with proactive and actionable solutions.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Designed the onboarding process with training and doing evaluations on each new team member.
- Accomplished multiple tasks with established time frames.
- Approved payroll submissions for employees .
- completed final walkthrough at job sites to close out projects.
- Prioritized and distributed work assignments, selecting employees by strength in skills required for each task.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Help train employees alongside each Forman.
General Foreman
Amp Utility
Texas City, TX
04.2020 - 2022
- Supervised daily operations to ensure project timelines and safety standards were consistently met.
- Coordinated workflow between teams to optimize resource allocation and enhance productivity.
- Trained and mentored junior staff on best practices in site management and safety protocols.
- Implemented process improvements that reduced downtime and increased overall efficiency on projects.
Foreman
LineTec Services
Alexandria, LA
07.2016 - 02.2020
- Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Reviewed project details to specify correct materials and equipment for job sites.
- Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
- Checked equipment to determine if maintenance was required.
- Reworked positions and workflow based on individual abilities and production targets.
- Meticulously tracked parts and equipment used on each job site.
- Set and revised production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Evaluated incoming materials for quality and amounts ordered.
- Communicated daily with vendors to keep project fully operational.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new workers.
- Oversaw employee attendance record, handled payroll and ordered new materials for sites.
- Attended 2 on-site meetings with subcontractors and clients per month.
- Wrote 100+ production reports to help senior leadership make accurate operational plans and decisions.
- Oversaw Dailey operations at site,keeping team production moving at optimal pace.
- Trained workers in proper methods,equipment operation and Safety procedures.
- Verified completed projects, met approved time,quality and cost estimate.
- Maintained zero site accidents and lost work days for 3 years.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to Dailey tasks improving efficiency and productivity.
- Demonstrated respect,friendliness and willingness to help wherever was needed.
- Proved success working with tight deadlines in a fast paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems,evaluate solutions and make decision.
- Offered friendly and efficient servies to customers,handles challenging situations with ease.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationship.
Overhead Distribution Forman
LineTec Services
Alexandria, LA
01.2014 - 07.2016
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
- Reviewed project details to specify correct materials and equipment for job sites.
- Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
- Checked equipment to determine if maintenance was required.
- Reworked positions and workflow based on individual abilities and production targets.
- Maintained zero site accidents and lost work days for 3 years.
- Evaluated incoming materials for quality and amounts ordered.
- Set and revised production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new workers.
- Oversaw employee attendance record, handled payroll and ordered new materials for sites.
- Over daily operations at site keeping team production moving at a optimal pace.
- Trained workers in proper methods, equipment operations and safety procedure.
- Directed projects according to schedule and quality demands.
- Inspected sites to evaluate safety, operations and crew performance against objectives.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to Dailey tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Worked flexible hours,nights weekends and holiday shifts.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems , evaluate solutions and make decision.
- Was used in catalog for Linetec servies how to prop cover and uncover steel poles and conductors.
- Offered friendly and efficient servies to customer, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
- Established clear priorities and produ quality standards.
- Trained many employees to be the best at the trade.
Journeyman Lineman
Cleco
Bunkie, LA
05.2011 - 08.2013
- Maintained solid safety record with no OSHA-recordable incidents.
- Set ground anchors and guying systems for utility poles.
- Complied with legal regulations and company procedures to achieve high-quality performance in safe working environment.
- Resagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Inspected and tested lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Measured pole attachments and completed proper fitting and construction according to NESC guidelines.
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Strung cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pulled lines to proper tension.
- Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Hooked up transformers to poles and lines.
- Added or removed wire to shorten or lengthen lines, using various types of splices, connectors and clamps.
- Inspected power lines and poles for signs of damage or wear, interference and degradation and reported findings to supervisor.
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Observed company safety rules and regulations to minimize workplace accidents and reduce electric shocks.
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Called out to changeout critical broken poles hit by vehicles without the ability to de energize the feeder.
- Crews would have our team come in on the weekends and work out the bad conjunction poles for them.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day to day duties accurately and effectively.
- Worked flexible hours nights, weekends and holiday shifts.
- Read and interpreted prints, prepared supplies and developed effective plan pf action before beginning work.
- Trained many up and coming lineman who have made a career out of my teachings.
Journeyman Lineman
Pike Electric
04.2009 - 08.2011
- .Inspected and tested lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Accessed specific service areas to string lines and install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or metering appliances.
- Inspected power lines and poles for signs of damage or wear, interference and degradation and reported findings to supervisor.
- Analyzed preparation documents to correctly set up installations at job sites.
- Hooked up transformers to poles and lines.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Spotted NESC violations along proposed routes prior to construction.
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Strung cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pulled lines to proper tension.
- Resagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Complied with legal regulations and company procedures to achieve high-quality performance in safe working environment.
- Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.
- Maintained solid safety record with no OSHA-recordable incidents.
- Set ground anchors and guying systems for utility poles.
- Measured pole attachments and completed proper fitting and construction according to NESC guidelines.
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Observed company safety rules and regulations to minimize workplace accidents and reduce electric shocks.
- Carried out day to day duties effectively and accurately.
- Called out to change critical and broken poles that was hit by vehicle with out the ability to de energize the feeder.
- Read blue prints of major reconduct jobs.
- New build construction
- Reconducting of existing circuit
- Was a team leader and took the entire crew under me and trained.
- Filled out all pre job books for forman and helped with all paperwork
Journeyman Lineman
T&d Solutions
01.2006 - 05.2009
- Inspected and tested lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Accessed specific service areas to string lines and install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or metering appliances.
- Inspected power lines and poles for signs of damage or wear, interference and degradation and reported findings to supervisor.
- Analyzed preparation documents to correctly set up installations at job sites.
- Hooked up transformers to poles and lines.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Spotted NESC violations along proposed routes prior to construction.
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Strung cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pulled lines to proper tension.
- Re sagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Complied with legal regulations and company procedures to achieve high-quality performance in safe working environment.
- Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.
- Maintained solid safety record with no OSHA-recordable incidents.
- Set ground anchors and guying systems for utility poles.
- Measured pole attachments and completed proper fitting and construction according to NESC guidelines.
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Observed company safety rules and regulations to minimize workplace accidents and reduce electric shocks.
Lineman
Chain Electric
02.2003 - 11.2006
- Inspected power lines and poles for signs of damage or wear, interference and degradation and reported findings to supervisor.
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Maintained solid safety record with no OSHA-recordable incidents.
- Resagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Observed company safety rules and regulations to minimize workplace accidents and reduce electric shocks.
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Added or removed wire to shorten or lengthen lines, using various types of splices, connectors and clamps.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Successfully maintained clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
Education
BUSINESS - BUSINESS COURSES
Central Louisiana Technical Community College - Alexandria
Alexandria, LA2002
High School Diploma -
Eunice High School
Eunice, LA05.2000
Skills
- Effective communication
- Training and mentoring
- Valid CLASS A CDL license
- Power distribution
- Installation and repair
- Team training and support
- Team Building
- Team Training
- Daily planning
- Crew management
- Quality control standards
- Job site maintenance
- Emergency Response
- Team leadership skills
- Project planning
- Safety practices
- Safety compliance
- Coordinating tasks
- Crew leadership
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Delivering detailed instructions
- Knows how to use excel to make spreadsheets
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Operations processes
- PPE gear
- Dedicated work ethic
- OSHA compliance
- Crew safety meeting
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Supervised team of 120 staff members.
- Have taught bucket and pole top rescue, digger derrick training,cover up training, and have provided one on one training with under lineman.
- Used excel to develop spreadsheets
Certification
OSHA 3o taken :2021
OSHA 10 taken :2015
Bucket and pole top rescue: expires 2024
CPR and first aid: expires 2024
Entergy powersafe: expires 2023
Entergy switching and clearance class: expires 2023
Timeline
General Foreman
Amp Utility
04.2020 - 2022
General Foreman
LineTec Services
02.2020 - 10.2022
Foreman
LineTec Services
07.2016 - 02.2020
Overhead Distribution Forman
LineTec Services
01.2014 - 07.2016
Journeyman Lineman
Cleco
05.2011 - 08.2013
Journeyman Lineman
Pike Electric
04.2009 - 08.2011
Journeyman Lineman
T&d Solutions
01.2006 - 05.2009
Lineman
Chain Electric
02.2003 - 11.2006
BUSINESS - BUSINESS COURSES
Central Louisiana Technical Community College - Alexandria
High School Diploma -
Eunice High School
General Foreman
Irby Construction
2023 - Current