Job Description

Damage Prevention Technician/Utility Locator

Location: Manitoulin

• Full-time permanent position
• $25.50 per hour
• Overtime when available
• Benefits, and defined contribution pension plan
• Company vehicle provided for business purposes,
• Opportunity to work independently outdoors

Are you ready to begin your career in a fast growing company offering stable work in a field where services are in demand?

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GTel is hiring and training Damage Prevention Technicians to complete utility locates in your area right now.

Have you seen a spray painted line on the ground and wondered what it was? It\'s a utility locate. The different colours define underground utilities such as gas lines, waterlines and more. It\'s a critical job that keeps people and communities safe.

As a Damage Prevention Technician you will:

• Locate underground utilities i.e., high-voltage electrical cables, water lines, sewer lines, steam lines, gas lines, telephone lines, and more, for a prescribed geography
• Use state of the art locating equipment, geographic information systems (GIS), maps, and engineering drawings to identify the location of underground utilities
• Thoroughly search for all gas, phone and fiber optic cables in an area and mark them with spray paint/coloured flags
• Prepare reports and documentation to track the work you and your team are doing

You\'ll be supplied with a company vehicle, phone and laptop for work use. You\'ll work on your own, travelling to sites within your territory. You\'ll mostly work Monday to Friday during the day with flexible hours, with overtime work on the weekends or evenings as required.

Qualifications

• Have experience, or definitely would enjoy, working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Have a high school diploma
• Be willing to obtain and wear CSA approved steel toe safety boots
• Have strong computer literacy and be able to use new software/Microsoft Office
• Willing to work overtime when required

A Condition of Employment for this role is:

• That you hold a valid G driver\'s license
• That you possess a clean 3 year Drivers Abstract
• That you are willing to take a criminal background check

Physical Demands:

• Be able to work in all types of weather
• The ability to physically walk in and out of ditches, on uneven surfaces, lifting and loading equipment up to 9kg (20 lbs) in and out of the vehicle several times per day, carry/swing 20lbs of equipment while walking

And here\'s what would be an asset:

• Experience in construction, farming, utilities (e.g., gas fitting or electrical background), land surveying, GIS, or similar
• Experience working as a Damage Prevention Technician or Utility Locator would be an asset but is not required

Applying with Raise

You\'ll be hired by GTel but will start your application with Raise. Raise is an established healthcare, IT and engineering hiring firm with over 60 years\' experience connecting talented candidates with meaningful work. When you apply, you\'ll get more than just a chance at a great job-you\'ll become part of a vast network of engineering and tech employers that are always changing.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with disabilities.

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Ian Martin