Damage Prevention Tech | Sodus, NY (DOT)

ACRT Pacific; Town of Sodus (NY); Hybrid; USD 51,577,000 - 55,545,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSA/HSA

EAP

ESOP

401(k) with match

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Bermex, Inc. is hiring a Certified Damage Prevention Technician to enforce safety and quality while driving, parking, and auditing marked gas lines. The role requires handling data on handheld devices and interacting with customers in outdoor environments.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, 21+ years of age, and a valid driver’s license. This full-time position emphasizes safety, teamwork, and reliability in varied weather conditions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• 1 year with same employer or 6+ months outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Code Rule 753 and promote safe excavation practices.
• Visit sites, perform data collection, and interact with customers professionally.
• Provide timely safety and quality documentation to management.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Professionalism

Organizational skills

Safety focus

Customer service

Critical thinking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About The Team

Bermex, Inc. Full time Regular About The Team At Bermex, we put value on our customer relationships. We’re always looking for a way that we can delight our customers by going the extra mile. Bermex offers expert meter reading services and solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States, including leak detection, atmospheric corrosion, line location, software service solutions, as well as water, gas, and electric meter reading. At Bermex, we are always looking for motivated individuals who enjoy working independently and love the outdoors to become a part of our team.

About the Role

The Certified Damage Prevention Technician will report to the Operations Lead. The position will play a key role in safety and quality while driving, parking, and performing audits on marked gas lines. This position requires a high level of physical activity and working in a wide variety of weather conditions.

***Salary Transparency: Pay for this role is at $18/hour.***

What You’ll Do

Compliance & Safety

• Assure compliance with Code Rule 753 and promote safe excavation practices
• Follow strict Utility, State and Federal guidelines relating to damage prevention
• Wear assigned personal protective equipment (PPE) and company uniform
• Follow safety, quality, and operational procedures
• Participate in safety meetings

Gas Main Locating & Site Visits

• Hand out educational materials and public awareness items to excavators
• Visit 3rd party excavation sites and construction zones regularly
• Collect data using handheld tablet or other collection device
• Show courtesy and professionalism when dealing with customers and other employees
• Complete Work Orders on assigned dates
• Travel to visit sites on occasion

Communication & Collaboration

• Provide timely reports and documentation to management regularly
• Escalate issues and questions to Supervisor when necessary
• Maintain a satisfactory attendance record
• Keep assigned vehicle clean
• Report equipment and vehicle issues immediately
• Communicate with dispatchers

Other duties as needed

About You

Must Haves:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• 1 year of continuous work with the same employer, and/or 6 or more months working outdoors

Desired Skills

• Excellent communication skills & professionalism
• Strong organizational skills
• Safety focused
• Customer Service focused
• Excellent critical thinking skills

Drug/Alcohol Testing:

• Drug/alcohol testing is required
• Drug/alcohol testing required per Non-Regulatory requirements for employees working with water, electric, and meters
• Drug/alcohol testing required per Federal DOT regulations for employees working with gas lines

Benefits

• Health and Safety Group health plans including medical/prescription, dental, vision and a variety of other coverage options
• Company paid group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members
• Retirement Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost
• Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• Time Off Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

If you require reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or hiring process due to disability, you may submit your request by calling 800.622.2562. For additional details please use the link provided below. careers.acrt.com/careers/job-listings

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