Traveling Traffic and Lighting Trainee/Technician

Elliot Services

Bowling Green (KY)

On-site

USD 32,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

401K with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Program

Paid Vacation

Uniforms and PPE provided

Job summary

A full-service electrical contractor is looking for a Traveling Traffic and Lighting Trainee/Technician. Responsibilities include assisting with building traffic signals and roadway lighting, with a focus on safety and quality. Applicants should be willing to travel and possess at least a valid driver's license. Opportunities for training in CDL and other benefits like 401K and disability insurance are provided.

Qualifications

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
Valid driver's license is required.
CDL permit level or higher recommended.

Responsibilities

Assist technicians and foreman with daily tasks.
Learn to build traffic signals and roadway lighting.
Trenching and placing conduit, and installing wire.
Potential tasks include trenching, placing conduit, building electrical services, foundations for poles, wiring and connections.
Operate tools and equipment according to company and OSHA safety procedures.
Work outdoors in roadways and outdoor environments.

Skills

Willingness to travel

Basic electrical work knowledge

Operating tools and equipment safely

Education

CDL permit or Class A CDL within 6 months

1+ years of experience (recommended)

Tools

Hand tools (personal)

Job description

Traveling Traffic and Lighting Trainee/Technician

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:

MUST be willing to travel
Assisting technicians and foreman with daily tasks
Learning basic tasks to build traffic signals and roadway lighting
Potential tasks may include 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 driver's license
Own your own hand tools
Must be able to pass criminal background check and drug screening

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: