Safety/Training Specialist

The position is located on-site in Rhode Island.
Grid One Solutions is actively hiring a Training Specialist to perform work within our Rhode Island Territory. As a Training Specialist, you’ll deliver training programs, evaluate and edit training materials, and prepare recommendations for qualification programs to meet job and code requirements.
If you are interested in starting a career in the Electric, Gas, and Water Utility industry, Grid One Solutions is the right place for you!
With headquarters in Media, Pennsylvania, Grid One has deployment facilities across the United States and parts of Canada. Grid One is part of Asplundh Infrastructure Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh, a major supplier of outsourced field services to utilities and municipalities. Asplundh is a privately held company, founded in 1928, which currently employs over 33,000 people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Job Type: Full-Time +, Non-Exempt
Pay: Based on experience

Benefits:

• Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision) from day one
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Uniforms, Tools, and Personal Protective Equipment provided
• Vacation paid after one year of employment
• Six Paid Holidays after probation period

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Review training programs with other Training Specialists.
• Implement various initiatives to improve the quality of existing training programs and modules and manuals.
• Deliver technical training to employees and act as Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Assume responsibility for the safe operation of a company vehicle, equipment, and tools.
• Commitment to customer service and responding to the needs of internal and external customers in a professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to efficiently communicate with others and handle escalated situations professionally.
• Read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information
• Computer and smartphone literate
• Ability to read maps and navigate in congested areas.
• Independently manage time and workload to meet deadlines.
• Mechanically inclined and has experience with a variety of tools.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with little or no supervision
• This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays considered inclement weather make-up days.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of training experience with an extensive electric background, preferably in the Utility field with an electric metering background.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA regulations and state/local codes.

Pre-Screen:

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• Valid Driver's License: Must have a clean Driving Record, free of any major moving violations within the last five years; minimal non-moving violations.
• Electric Utility Experience Preferred.
• Master or Journeyman’s Electrical License Preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, crawling, manual dexterity, climbing on/off a truck, climbing, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): reaching
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): standing, walking, sitting, sense of touch, range of motion, hearing-speech range.
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, reading, color vision, climbing stairs.

Safety:

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.
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About Us:

Grid One Solutions specializes in AMI deployments for electric, gas, and water utilities. In addition to smart grid implementation services for in-home displays and load control devices, Grid One performs meter readings, customer call center operations, field service work, joint use attachment surveys, storm support services, NESC clearance audits and utility asset inspections, construction and contractor management services, pole maintenance, pole restoration/reinforcement, infrared inspection, utility pole asset management solution, field system integrity surveys, gas meter corrosion mitigation and lead testing, and back-office services including secure data transfer and storage. In February 2012, Utility Meter Services, Inc. merged with Grid One, almost doubling the size of its operations in North America.
Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339. An Equal Opportunity Employer.