Job Description - Construction Technician - French Lick
*Direct applicants only. We are not seeking 3rd party recruitment services at this time.*
Smithville is looking for a Construction Technician to join our team in French Lick, Indiana! Construction Technicians safely use a variety of hand and power tools along with machinery and equipment to install, maintain, and repair services for our customers. The Construction Technician completes construction tasks for the company’s copper and fiber optic plants while working to meet project deadlines successfully. This role provides consistent income as the Construction Technician works 40 or more hours per week.
View a short video of a day in the life of a Construction Technician here
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Safely operate equipment such as: trucks, tractors, mini-excavators, boring machines, trenchers, sneakers (vibratory plows), fiber blowers, forklifts, lawnmowers, and other equipment.
Climb utility poles and lift equipment weighing up to eighty (80) pounds. (Training will be provided)
Use a variety of hand tools and machinery including shovels, picks, and various power tools, to complete assignments in a safe and controlled manner.
Manually locate buried utility lines.
Place and maintain cable/fiber within underground conduit system
Use testing equipment to check for gas in utility access holes and clean water and debris from utility access holes
Submit time reporting tasks using a laptop computer on a daily basis
Demonstrate excellent customer service skills in each interaction with internal customers, external customers, and vendors
QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or equivalent
Valid driver’s license and a safe driving record
Class A CDL license- preferred
Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English
Construction experience, including working knowledge of heavy equipment and safety requirements for operating machinery
Competence with hand and power tools required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and surroundings
Close, distance, color, and depth vision required
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check and DOT physical
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Steady 40 hours per week; may work overtime, evenings, and/or weekends as needed to meet critical deadlines, respond to problems, and ensure customer needs are met. Work is mostly completed outdoors, exposed to changing weather conditions, but may also be performed indoors in a climate-controlled office environment, indoors in a non-temperature-controlled environment, or outdoors in an enclosed vehicle or temporary shelter.
Exposure to the following should be expected: vibration (operating jackhammer, impact wrench, etc.), improperly illuminated or awkward and confining workspaces, and working above ground level when the possibility of falling exists (ladders, roof-tops, bucket trucks, scaffolding, etc.)
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Often handling, feeling, walking, standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, reaching at, below, or above shoulder level, pulling, talking, close, distance, color, and depth vision.
Sometimes climbing and lifting up to and over 45 pounds.
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED
Insurance Plans include: Medical | Prescription | Dental | Vision | Term Life | Long-Term Disability | Voluntary Insurance
Health Savings Account with generous annual company contributions to HSA
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match
Paid sick leave and vacation
Paid holidays
Paid training
Discounted company products and services
For more than 100 years, Smithville has been and is a locally grown, family-owned, cutting-edge, live-where-we-work, stand-by-our-products, part-of-the-neighborhood, wildly-Hoosier technology company in the heart of Southern Indiana. We provide the best technology services without sending you across the globe for support. We love our services and Indiana. We think you will, too!
Review of employment applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Smithville is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
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