Construction Technician - Ellettsville

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 Ellettsville, Indiana! Construction Technicians safely use a variety of hand and power tools, as well as 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 successfully meeting project deadlines.This role provides consistent income;

40 or more hours per week, year-round, with steady pay increases!View a short video of a day in the life of a Construction Technician hereWHAT YOU’LL DOSafely 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 45 lbs. (Pole Climbing 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.Participation in rotating on-call schedule.WHAT YOU NEEDHigh school diploma or equivalentClass A CDL license with a safe driving recordMust be able to read, write, and speak fluent EnglishConstruction experience, including working knowledge of heavy equipment and safety requirements for operating machineryCompetence with hand and power tools requiredExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAttention to detail and surroundingsClose, distance, color, and depth vision requiredMust be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check and DOT physicalWORK ENVIRONMENTSteady 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, and color vision.Often handling, feeling, walking, standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, reaching at, below, or above shoulder level, pulling, talking.Sometimes climbing and lifting up to 45 pounds.WHAT WE OFFERCompany paid: Dental coverage, Long- Term Disability Insurance, Group Life InsuranceMedical, Prescription Drug and Vision plans availableAdditional options for Term Life Insurance, Short Term Disability Coverage, and other voluntary optionsHealth Savings Account with generous annual company contributions to HSA401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company matchPaid sick leave and vacationPaid holidaysPaid trainingDiscounted company products and servicesWHO WE AREFor 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. 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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