Utility Locate Technician - $20.60- $29.13/Hr - Belgrade, Montana

Unionposition. ELM Utility Services, with over 1000 employees nationwide, has anoutstanding opportunity as a Utility Locate Technician, working in the Belgrade,Montana area. With starting pay from $20.60-$29.13 per hour DOQ, you will beprovided paid training by ELM using ELM equipment, including company providedvehicle to work independently as your mobile office. ELM utilizes our LaunchPointsoftware 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 ofutilities to prevent excavation damage to these critical facilities. Utilityfacilities that provide heat, light, and necessary communications critical toour modern life serves the communities in which we live.
 
***Dueto the rising cost of living, if you reside within any of the following zipcodes, you will also receive a Cost-of-Living supplement to your hourly rate ofpay of either $3.00 or $4.00 more per hour. This is only applicable during thetime that you physically reside in one of these locations.
 

• 59714

• 59752

• 59741

• 59715

• 59718

• 59730

 
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 full year worked to start,Accruals go up with years of service) NOTE: A Vacation/sick (PTO) Time matchmay be negotiated at time of hire for experienced technicians currentlyperforming damage prevention who join our team at ELM so you do not lose thosetime off benefits you have earned over the years 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
 
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. Localmanagement can 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 daynormally will start at your residence and ends on the last locate jobcompleted.
        Respondto emergency calls in a timely manner as directed
        Workperiodic overtime and weekend on-call rotation may be requested
 
Specificqualifications for 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 

Employment Type: FULL_TIME