Service Technician

About the role

The Energy Cooperative, headquartered in Newark, Ohio, serves over 72,000 electric, natural gas and propane members throughout east-central Ohio. As a non-profit cooperative, we are member-owned and controlled by the members we serve. We are committed to serving our members safe, high quality energy services at a reasonable price. We believe in our employees and strive to provide fair, honest and equal treatment with a commitment to training, education, and opportunity for advancement in a safe and secure environment. We take pride in offering competitive benefits and want our employees to have what they need to be their best.

Responsibilities

• Activate and deactivate gas service to members and consumers.
• Inspect and pressure test piping to ensure compliance with National Fuel Gas Code and/or company requirements.
• Inspect and test service lines for leakage.
• Install, inspect, and change residential and commercial meters and on occasion assist with work at industrial pressure regulation and metering stations.
• Respond to various types of service order requests such as required odor and carbon monoxide tests, turnoffs and collections.
• Perform locates for service lines and/or main lines as needed.
• Perform on-call duty assignments including working after regular working hours and on Saturdays, Sundays, and company-observed holidays and respond quickly to all requests and emergency situations.
• Become familiar with and complete all forms pertaining to maintenance of equipment and facilities such as service orders, material tickets, maintenance records, etc.
• Perform related work as required and other such duties as may be assigned provided the work and duties coincide with employee’s qualifications.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent GED, a minimum of three years related experience in the natural gas industry; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid State of Ohio Driver’s License.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) Retirement Pension Plan
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program