Underground Cable Locator

Join Blue Ridge Mountain EMC as an Underground Cable Locator and immerse yourself in the thrilling world of electrical infrastructure. This onsite role in Young Harris, GA, invites you to tackle unique challenges daily, employing your problem-solving skills and innovative mindset to ensure the safety and integrity of our networks. You'll work hands-on in a professional environment that values high performance, allowing you to make a tangible impact within the community.

As part of our dedicated team, you will enhance your expertise in advanced locating technologies while collaborating with passionate colleagues who share your commitment to excellence.

This position offers an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally, directly contributing to the safety of our infrastructure. You will be provided great benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Competitive Salary, Paid Time Off, and Employee Discounts. If you're ready to be at the forefront of innovation in the electrical industry, apply today to join a team where integrity and performance drive success!

As an Underground Cable Locator at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and reliability of our electrical infrastructure. Your primary responsibilities will include locating underground utility lines and performing Utilities Protection Center locate requests as scheduled or required. You will coordinate with BRMEMC Dispatchers to ensure precise and timely locates while operating radio equipment in compliance with cooperative rules and regulations.

This position also involves collaboration with other utilities, providing support to engineers in staking and accurately locating existing underground lines.

Additionally, you will assist with troubleshooting efforts as needed, making this a vital role in maintaining the excellence and safety of our services. If you are driven by innovation and problem-solving, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute significantly to our community.

To excel as an Underground Cable Locator at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, candidates must possess a strong foundation in underground construction and a working knowledge of locate equipment, materials, and their applications. Essential skills include integrity, reliable attendance, and punctuality, as well as good personal habits that reflect professionalism. Leadership skills are important for effective collaboration with team members and other utilities.

Physical requirements are also critical; candidates should be able to stand, walk, and utilize hands for handling tools and equipment, while also having the ability to reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as necessary.

The role involves regularly lifting and moving items up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Also, specific vision abilities—such as close and distance vision, color vision, and depth perception—are necessary for safe and effective performance in this dynamic, hands-on position.

Knowledge and skills required for the position are:

• attendance
• punctuality
• good personal habits
• integrity
• leadership skills
• working knowledge of all aspects of underground construction
• knowledge of underground locate equipment materials and applications
• knowledge of termination of underground cable installation of elbows and splices
• While performing the duties of this job
• the employee is required to stand
• walk
• use hands to handle or feel objects
• tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop
• kneel
• crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
• distance vision
• color vision
• peripheral vision
• depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

If you think this job aligns with your requirements, then submitting an application is simple. Good luck!

Offer of employment contingent upon meeting minimum standards in relation to pre-employment background and drug screening