Probst Electric Hiring for Powerline Tension Operator at Craig, CO Full Time

Company

A fully owned subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR), Probst Electric Inc. is one of North America’s premier utility construction companies. Probst has offices in Heber, Provo, and Salt Lake City, UT, as well as Farmington, NM, and Caldwell and Rupert, ID. We have completed projects all over the United States and in Canada.

Probst specializes in high-voltage transmission line construction, along with design-build and maintenance services for both the public and private sector utilities. Our capabilities include transmission, distribution, substation, drilling, telecommunication, joint trench, foundations, and commercial electrical.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and participate in E-Verify.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching up to 4.5%
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Work for the largest utility contractor in North America

Position:

Your main responsibility will be operating tensioners/tensioning equipment on a power line construction project in Maybell, CO.

PowerlineTension Operator:

• Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as track hoes, backhoes, forklifts, skid steers, etc.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
• Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Excavate and drill holes
• Right of Way clearing and reclamation
• Direct and teach laborers and ground men
• Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on equipment, using a grease gun, oilcans, and hand tools
• Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities
• Control traffic passing near, in, and around work zones
• Measure, mark, and record openings and distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three to five years of experience in heavy equipment operation
• Loader and Forklift experience
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver License
• Valid DOT Medical Certification
• Experience digging around existing utilities
• Travel required for continued employment
• Pass pre-employment and other drug screenings
• Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Compliance with OSHA and other Federal, State, and local safety regulations

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