Traffic and Lighting Trainee/Technician

Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401K

Employee Stock Ownership

Lineman Apprenticeship

Paid Vacation

Leadership Training

Uniforms & PPE

Job summary

Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. is seeking a Traffic Signal/Lighting Trainee to learn and perform electrical work for building traffic signals and roadway lighting.

You will support technicians and foremen, gaining hands-on experience in trenching, conduit placement, and electrical connections. Ideal candidates have a CDL permit or are willing to obtain one within 6 months. You’ll work outdoors, in roadways, with safety procedures and long-term opportunities in a respected contractor with a

Qualifications

• CDL permit level or higher recommended; must be able to acquire Class A CDL within 6 months of hire.
• 1+ years of experience recommended but not required.
• Must be able to pass criminal background check and drug screening.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist technicians and foreman with daily tasks and learning basic signaling and roadway lighting techniques.
• Build and install traffic signals and roadway lighting components.
• Trench and place conduit, build electrical services, and set foundations for poles.
• Operate tools and equipment following company and OSHA safety procedures.
• Work outdoors in roadways and various weather conditions.

Skills

Valid driver’s license

Own your own hand tools

Criminal background & drug screening

Education

CDL permit level or higher

Job description

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

As a Traffic Signal/Lighting Trainee you will be required to perform all types of electrical work for building traffic signals and roadway lighting. As part of the day-to-day responsibilities you will be completing the following:

• Assisting technicians and foreman with daily task
• Learning basic task to build traffic signals and roadway lighting
• Potential task to be performed are as follows; trenching and placing conduit, building electrical services, concrete foundations for signal poles and lighting poles, installing wire, and making connections.
• Operate tools and equipment according to company and OSHA safety procedures
• Versatile to work in outdoor setting and roadways.

Qualifications

• CDL permit level or higher recommended, but not required upon hire. Must be able to acquire a Class A CDL within 6 months of hire
• 1+ Years of experience recommended but not required
• Valid drivers license
• Own your own hand tools
• Must be able to pass 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 include:

• Medical, 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