Wireman6Inside wireman
Newtron
Exxon/Mobil Downtown
- Drug test
- Background check
- Fit for duty
Details from the hall
At exxon/mobil downtown working 4/10s.drug screen, background check, fit for duty.
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Wireman · IBEW Local 479 job calls, wages and books · Beaumont, TX · 2023 NEC ·
IBEW Local 479
Beaumont, TX
SteadyUpdated October 26, 2026
Open calls
30
- Inside wireman30
For October 26, 2026
Books
Book 141
Book 28
Members out of work on each book. Lower means work is moving.
Wages
$36.26/hr
- Health & welfare$6.20
- Pension (defined benefit)$3.75
- Pension (contribution)$2.60
Journeyman inside wireman scale. Benefits are per hour worked.
- From the localScale: IBEW 479 job line page
- UnverifiedBenefits: member reports, not confirmed by the local
The work picture
Steady refinery and LNG work, mostly 4×10s with some overtime. Many calls need a TWIC card, and the shop calls need a Texas journeyman license.
- Petrochem
- State license needed
Before you go
- Bring your most recent termination slip to sign the books.
- Bring a travel letter (letter of introduction) from your home local.
- Daybook local: you sign in for each day’s calls.
Jurisdiction
Maps by the IBEW. Boundaries change: the hall has the final word on jurisdiction.
Calls not updated since October 26, 2026
The hall’s last posting is more than 9 days old, so these calls may be filled. Call the job line for what’s open now.
Calls
10Inside wireman
Newtron
Motiva
- Drug test
- Background check
- Fit for duty
Details from the hall
At motiva working 4/10s with spotty OT, doing pre t/a (going into turnaround after first of the year). Drug screen, background check, fit for duty.
2Inside wireman
RRR Electripro
The Shop
- Drug test
- Background check
- TWIC card
Details from the hall
At the shop working 4/10s. This is at diamond green to start and then various facilities . Disa/hf, TWIC, BG.
1Inside wireman
Newtron Heat Trace
Exxon/Mobil Downtown
- Drug test
- Background check
- TWIC card
Details from the hall
At exxon/mobil downtown working 4/10s. Drug screen, DISA, background check, TWIC.
1Inside wireman
Appellation Construction
Various Locations
- Drug test
- TWIC card
- State license
Details from the hall
At various locations working 5/8s with scattered OT. 5AM start time, disa/ua, TWIC, TX electrical license.
3Inside wireman
Newtron
Total
- Drug test
- Background check
- Fit for duty
Details from the hall
At total working 4/10s. DISA, background check, fit for duty.
1Inside wireman
Newtron
Chevron GTP
- Drug test
- Background check
Details from the hall
At chevron GTP working 5/10s 6AM start time (possible additional OT) , commissioning and start-up support. Disa/urinalysis, background check.
1Inside wireman
Newtron
Chevron GTP
- Drug test
- Background check
Details from the hall
At chevron GTP working 7/12s on nights 6PM start time working w/plant electricians. Disa/urinalysis, background check.
1Inside wireman
Newtron
Total
- Background check
Details from the hall
At total working 4/10s (poss. Scattered OT). D/s, BG should last through the end of the year or longer.
4Inside wireman
Newtron Heat Trace
Valero Unit #243
- Drug test
- Background check
- TWIC card
Details from the hall
At valero unit #243 working 7/12s (13&1 sched.) 6AM start time approximately 7 weeks. Disa/hf, background check, TWIC (req.), leather lace-up boots w/defined heel (required).
Know something newer?
Report a new scale, book number or call count, or whether the hall is taking travelers. Nothing changes on one person’s word: a number shows only after several members agree. No account, no name, no email.
Sources: Hall job lines and member reports, IBEW 479 job line page. About the data