Facility Maintenance Technician; Dot-Fmcsa; Cdl

FACILITY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (DOT-FMCSA) (CDL)

This position is located at our TSM location in Menoken, ND.

This position is responsible for maintaining all TSM buildings and grounds including shops, substations, communication sites, warehouse, and right of way.

• Maintain all buildings and grounds areas including maintenance shops, substations, communication sites, warehouse, and right of way; assist with the Menoken location as needed.
• Perform vegetation management of right of way.
• Repair fences, gates, and surfacing.
• Coordinate and perform building repairs and maintenance.
• Develop and coordinate Periodic Maintenance activities for building systems.
• Escort specialty contractors as required.
• Operate commercial vehicles including tractor/trailers including transporting equipment and material for all TSM facilities and jobs.
• Assist other trades as necessary.
• Escort and perform work in energized substations, under energized transmission lines, and in active communication sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED or HSED).
• Pesticide certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and the following endorsements:
  Liquid or gaseous materials/tanker (N);
  Hazardous materials (H); or Combination tanker/hazmat (X). Successful completion of an FBI background check post‑offer is required for the X endorsement.
• No CDL restrictions other than a medical variance (V).
• If the incumbent does not have a CDL, after six months in the position they must complete CDL theory, obtain a CDL permit, complete Behind the Wheel training, and obtain a passing grade on the CDL test by the end of the first year of employment.
• 21 years old.
• Must be able to travel up to 75%.
• Requires operation of a motor vehicle under the DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, occasional bending, squatting, climbing stairs, kneeling, reaching, crawling, walking on uneven surfaces, use of keyboard/computer, turning valves, shoveling, raking, climbing ladders, pushing/pulling up to 150 pounds, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Equipment used includes mowers, sprayers, aerial man lifts, all‑terrain vehicles, skid‑steers, tractors, pickups, straight trucks over 26,001 pounds, tractor/trailer combinations (semi), hydraulic tamps, drills, air operated tools, chain saws, and other associated equipment used in maintaining right of way and building grounds of shops, substations, and communication sites.

Finger dexterity, good color vision and hearing, and the ability to perform close work are required. Continuously working in areas of electrical risks (energized substations, transmission lines, active communication sites); frequently working in conditions of extreme heat or cold and dirt/dust; and occasionally around fumes, chemicals, vibration, and noise. The incumbent will also be required to work at heights up to 75 feet, which requires the use of safety equipment, including a harness, in accordance with ANSI Z359 standards.

Harness rating usually 300 lbs, including tools, clothing, and the individual. Requires the ability to wear chemical and respiratory protective equipment when necessary. Must be respirator qualified.

• Ability to weigh/measure, read, write, and perform basic arithmetic.
• May require working under pressure.

$48.50 per hour

Applicants interested in this opening should go to  to apply.

Employees must apply through Careers in SAP Success Factors.

Basin Electric is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veterans status.