Traveling Traffic and Lighting Trainee​/Technician

Traffic Signal/Lighting Trainee

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.

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 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

• 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