Street Light Technician

Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Job summary

The Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. is seeking a Street Light Technician to support maintenance and troubleshooting of street lighting in the Chattanooga, TN area. The role involves climbing poles, working from buckets, and operating equipment such as bucket trucks, diggers, and trenchers.

A valid Class A CDL with medical card is required, and candidates must pass background and drug screening. Travel to job sites is expected as needed, with focus on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in street lighting systems and electrical utilities.
• Must possess valid Class A CDL and medical card.
• Must pass criminal background check and drug screening.
• Willing to travel as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Trouble shoot street lights and perform maintenance on busy roads.
• Change streetlight heads while working in buckets or on poles.
• Replace overhead and underground light wire and operate equipment such as diggers and bucket trucks.
• Pour concrete and handle product installation in ditches per specs.

Skills

Street lighting experience

Willing to travel

CDL Class A

Background check

Tools

Bucket trucks

Mini excavators

Digger

Trenching equipment

Job description

The Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. is seeking to hire a Street Light Technician in the Chattanooga, TN area.

For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.

Job Description

The Street Light Technician will be expected to trouble shoot street lights and run maintenance, change streetlight heads while working in buckets or off pole, replace overhead and underground light wire, and operate equipment including digger and bucket trucks, mini excavators, and trenching equipment. Applicants should be comfortable working multiple light circuits on busy roads and highways, climbing poles – or be willing to learn, pouring concrete, and handling and installing product into ditches per consumer specifications. This position includes hand digging to various depths due to congestion or in areas where equipment cannot access.

Qualifications

• Experience in street lighting systems and electrical utilities
• Willing to travel when necessary
• Valid Class A CDL and medical card required
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening

Benefits/Culture

Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers' confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team includes:

• Medical (employer paid), Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
• Paid Vacation
• Servant Leadership Training
• Uniforms and PPE provided