Utility Locate Technician - Bozeman, United States - ELM Utility Services

    ELM Utility Services
    ELM Utility Services Bozeman, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    ELM Utility Services, with over 1000 employees nationwide, has anoutstanding opportunity as a Utility Locate Technician, working in the Montana areasof Bozeman, Four Corners, Manhattan, and Gallatin Gateway.

    With starting payfrom $24.60-$36.04 per hour DOQ, you will be provided paid training by ELMusing ELM equipment, including company provided vehicle to work independentlyas your mobile office.


    **Ifyou reside within any of the following zip codes, your starting wages willinclude a Cost-of-Living supplement. This is only applicable during the timethat you physically reside in one of these locations.


    • 59715
    • 59718
    • 59730

    ELMutilizes our LaunchPoint software system with state-of-the-art technology toensure the job is as simple and efficient as possible for our technicians.

    ELMTechnicians provide a service to their community ensuring the gas, electric,communications systems, etc. are maintained and dependable by performingexcellent quality marking of utilities to prevent excavation damage to thesecritical facilities. Utility facilities that provide heat, light, and necessarycommunications critical to our modern life serves the communities in which welive.

    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) Vacation/Sick Time (You have the ability to accrue up to 80 hoursper full year worked to start. Accruals go up with years of service)
    • 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
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