Utility Locate Technician - $18.73 - $29.13/hr - Miles City, Montana

Company: ELM Utility Services
Location: Miles City
Posted on: May 22, 2023

Job Description:

Unionposition. ELM Utility Services, with over 1000 employees nationwide, has anoutstanding opportunity as a Utility Locate Technician, working in the MilesCity, Montana area. With starting pay from $18.73-$29.13 per hour DOQ, you willbe provided paid training by ELM using ELM equipment, including company providedvehicle to work independently as your mobile office. ELM utilizes our Launchpoint software system with state-of-the-art technology to ensure the job is as simpleand efficient as possible for our technicians. ELM Technicians provide aservice to their community ensuring the gas, electric, communications systems, etc.are maintained and dependable by performing excellent quality marking of utilitiesto prevent excavation damage to these critical facilities. Utility facilitiesthat provide heat, light, and necessary communications critical to our modernlife serves the communities in which we live.

In addition to hourly compensation, ELM offers a full benefits packageincluding:
--- 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) and Vacation/Sick Time (80 hours per year to start, Accrualsgo up with years of service) NOTE: A Vacation/sick (PTO) Time match isavailable for experienced technicians currently performing damage preventionwho join our team at ELM so you do not lose those time off benefits you have earnedover the years at another company.
--- 6Paid Holidays
--- CompanySmart Phone, and other equipment as needed are provided to each employee
--- 401(k)plan
--- TuitionReimbursement
--- BootReimbursement Program
--- EmployeeAssistance Program (EAP)
--- Paidhands-on training
--- Annualreviews with the potential for increases

Yourspecific duties 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. In some areasELM does also locate communications or other facilities as well. Local managementcan provide specifically what utilities we service in your area.
--- 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.
--- HighSchool Diploma or GED
--- Validdriver's license in good standing

WEARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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