What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility technician position at ELM Utility Services?
ELMUtility Services, with over 1000 employees nationwide, has an outstandingopportunity as a Utility Locate Technician, working in the McCall, Idaho area.
Withstarting pay from $25.00-$30 per hour DOQ, you will be provided paid trainingby ELM using ELM equipment, including company provided vehicle to workindependently as your mobile office.
ELM utilizes our LaunchPoint softwaresystem with state-of-the-art technology to ensure the job is as simple and efficientas possible for our technicians.
ELM Technicians provide a service to their communityensuring the gas, electric, communications systems, etc. are maintained and dependableby performing excellent quality marking of utilities to prevent excavation damageto these critical facilities.
Utility facilities that provide heat, light, andnecessary communications critical to our modern life serves the communities inwhich we live.
In addition to hourly compensation, ELM offers a full benefits package including :
- Companyvehicle and fuel card are provided for you to take home each day as your mobileoffice
- Medical,Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid-TimeOff accrual (PTO) Vacation / Sick Time (You have the ability to accrue up to 80hours per full year worked to start.
Accruals go up with years of service)NOTE : A Vacation / sick (PTO) Time match may be negotiated at time of hire forexperienced technicians currently performing damage prevention who join ourteam at ELM so you do not lose those time off benefits you have earned over theyears at another company.
- 6Paid Holidays
- CompanySmart Phone, and other equipment as needed are provided to each employee
- 401(k)plan
- BootReimbursement Program
- EmployeeAssistance Program (EAP)
- Paidhands-on training
- Annualreviews with the potential for increases
Your specificduties in this role will include, but not limited to :
- Workingindependently outdoors utilizing your company-provided vehicle as your mobileoffice, you will work a route of locate requests to be completed each day.
- Ourmission is to correctly, safely, and efficiently locate and mark undergroundutilities including, electric and gas lines primarily, marking their properlocation using marking paint, flags, and whiskers in some cases.
- Completeall necessary digital documentation and paperwork
- Receivedaily route and locate requests by logging in each morning from your vehicle / mobileoffice handheld smartphone. No need to come to an office every day.
The day normallywill start at your residence and ends on the last locate job completed.
- Respondto emergency calls in a timely manner as directed
- Workperiodic overtime and weekend on-call rotation may be requested
Specific qualificationsfor the position include :
Abilityto pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Please note : This is a Safety-Sensitive DOTposition that must comply with all Federal Department of Transportationregulations.
The use of Marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of theControlled Substances Act, and the use of marijuana (medical or recreational)is prohibited.
- Atleast 18 years of age
- HighSchool Diploma or GED
- Validdriver's license in good standing
WEARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Last updated : 2024-03-09
Salary : $25 - $30
