*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…
Skills: Heavy Equipment Operation, Fiber-Optic Installation, Copper Plant Maintenance, Pole Climbing, Hand and Power Tools
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Full-time
high school
Dental Coverage, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Medical Insurance, Prescription Drug Plan, Vision Plan
Posted 19d ago
Apply by Oct 12
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Install, maintain, and repair copper and fiber-optic services using various hand tools and heavy machinery. Responsibilities include operating equipment like mini-excavators and boring machines while adhering to safety standards and project deadlines.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma, a Class A CDL license, and the ability to pass a DOT physical and drug screen. Candidates must have construction experience and the physical ability to lift 45 lbs and climb utility poles.
Full job description
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 here
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Safely 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 NEED
High school diploma or equivalent
Class A CDL license with a safe driving record
Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English
Construction experience, including working knowledge of heavy equipment and safety requirements for operating machinery
Competence with hand and power tools required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and surroundings
Close, distance, color, and depth vision required
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check and DOT physical
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Steady 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 OFFER
Company paid: Dental coverage, Long- Term Disability Insurance, Group Life Insurance
Medical, Prescription Drug and Vision plans available
Additional options for Term Life Insurance, Short Term Disability Coverage, and other voluntary options
Health Savings Account with generous annual company contributions to HSA
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match
Paid sick leave and vacation
Paid holidays
Paid training
Discounted company products and services
WHO WE ARE For 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.
Southern Indiana's local, premier Fiber Internet, Voice, and Security services provider. Connecting Hoosiers since 1922.
Industry
Telecommunications
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
1922
Headquarters
Ellettsville, Indiana
LinkedIn followers
3,326
-Roots
Smithville understands the importance of being connected. That’s why we are completely committed to enriching our customers’ lives. No matter where you are, we will bring the future to you.
While we understand the importance of the future, we also understand the immediacy of now. Now is where you are. Now is the roots that we have all planted. Those roots yield the future.
America’s heartland is all about roots and vision. And we’re all about America’s heartland.
Small town roots. Big time vision.
-Award Winning
Recognized nationally as a Top 100 broadband provider, Smithville is built from the ground up by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers. An award-winning communications technology company, Smithville had modest beginnings nearly a century ago as an Indiana telecommunications company. While its products and services have changed as technology has, its commitment to its customers has remained steadfast. Today, that commitment is reflected in Smithville’s dedication to bringing the best available technology platform to Indiana residents for state-of-the-art communication and data services, all with the highest possible level of customer satisfaction.
-Family First
Smithville knows all about Indiana family businesses — because it is one! While the company has grown to be Indiana’s largest privately held telecommunications company, its core family-focused values make it unique. From its corporate headquarters near Bloomington, Smithville employs nearly 200 Hoosiers and invests in community projects, large and small, in its service areas.
Our connection to community goes far beyond business. We believe in being involved in our communities and giving back through philanthropic activities. Investing in the organizations and people we serve is a Smithville priority.
Offices: 1600 W Temperance St., Ellettsville, Indiana 47429, US
TelecommunicationsBroadband InternetIPTVVoiceSecurity Systems and MonitoringLocal Video ProductionVideo ConferencingVideo Conferencing CenterFiber Optic NetworkingData Management
Southern Indiana's local, premier Fiber Internet, Voice, and Security services provider. Connecting Hoosiers since 1922.
Industry
Telecommunications
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
1922
Headquarters
Ellettsville, Indiana
LinkedIn followers
3,326
-Roots
Smithville understands the importance of being connected. That’s why we are completely committed to enriching our customers’ lives. No matter where you are, we will bring the future to you.
While we understand the importance of the future, we also understand the immediacy of now. Now is where you are. Now is the roots that we have all planted. Those roots yield the future.
America’s heartland is all about roots and vision. And we’re all about America’s heartland.
Small town roots. Big time vision.
-Award Winning
Recognized nationally as a Top 100 broadband provider, Smithville is built from the ground up by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers. An award-winning communications technology company, Smithville had modest beginnings nearly a century ago as an Indiana telecommunications company. While its products and services have changed as technology has, its commitment to its customers has remained steadfast. Today, that commitment is reflected in Smithville’s dedication to bringing the best available technology platform to Indiana residents for state-of-the-art communication and data services, all with the highest possible level of customer satisfaction.
-Family First
Smithville knows all about Indiana family businesses — because it is one! While the company has grown to be Indiana’s largest privately held telecommunications company, its core family-focused values make it unique. From its corporate headquarters near Bloomington, Smithville employs nearly 200 Hoosiers and invests in community projects, large and small, in its service areas.
Our connection to community goes far beyond business. We believe in being involved in our communities and giving back through philanthropic activities. Investing in the organizations and people we serve is a Smithville priority.
Offices: 1600 W Temperance St., Ellettsville, Indiana 47429, US
TelecommunicationsBroadband InternetIPTVVoiceSecurity Systems and MonitoringLocal Video ProductionVideo ConferencingVideo Conferencing CenterFiber Optic NetworkingData Management