locator

area manager

marshal

utility line locator

mason

Stake Center Locating

I currently work for Stake Center, and would never want to leave. Stake Center (As a whole) consistently creates new ways to reward hard work, quality work, and loyalty to the company. The pay is far above average for the same positions at similar companies. The benefits are great. You WILL work a lot though. You WILL be compensated heavily for it. You WILL be constantly pushed to better yourself in quality and production for the betterment of both yourself and Stake Center. 
Working as a Locator, Manager, or any other position with Stake Center, is demanding both mentally and physically. Though it is awarded and noticed, even if not constantly stated. 
This Career path is perfect for those who; Have a great work ethic, Work hard and long hours and enjoy it, are able to 'Pivot' or change direction at the drop of a dime, and for those who seek long term growth with a company who truly values the long term success of its employees.
This Career path is NOT for you if you are just looking for a job. It is NOT for you if you do not give it your all on a consistent basis. It is NOT for you if you are not a team player. 
And finally, this Career is NOT for you, if you are unable to comprehend that the work you do directly saves lives and ultimately contributes to saving billions of dollars every year to Contractors, Utility Companies, Homeowners, and Emergency Responders.
Do you locate underground utilities, or do you prevent injury and possible death by allowing everyone to safely dig without blowing up a house or causing a family to lose the last of the food in their fridge due to having their electric go down and get hit. Or save those who work from home from losing fiber access and no longer being able to provide the income needed to take care of their family.
I am a Locator.
I am a Manger.
I am a Trainer.
I am a Mentor.
I am a Friend to my coworkers.
I am someone who takes pride in being a part of a locate that enables emergency responders to safely shut down a gas line so the house that is on fire can be put out.
I am someone who can rest after a LONG HARD day where my actions, contributed to returning power to 100's of homes due to downed power lines.
I am someone who is Thankful to help protect both underground utilities, but more so, protect peoples lives and livelihoods.
Thank you!

They hourly pay and benefits are pretty good for a non-union locating company. That's where the positives end.

Covering an assigned geographical area is part of the deal with a locating job. My area was rather large and rural when I first started. It was manageable with a decent amount of overtime in the warmer months. Unfortunately, as time wore on, more and more area was added to my workload. I was working no less than 50-55 hours in the slow winter months and 70-80 in the summer. Even though the state allows only 2 hours to respond to emergency call-outs, I was given an area with locations over 2.5 hours from my home city. The workload tripled within my first year. Also, unless you live in a fully staffed major metropolitan area, you will be on-call 24/7. And you have to secure your own coverage even if you're on vacation.

Speaking of vacation, the PTO policy is extremely weak. 

After my repeated requests to remedy the situation, it became clear that there was either no intent or no ability to correct the issues I raised. After 2 years of damage and accident free work, I was forced to leave the company to find an employer that would not abuse their employees in such a manner. 

The job would be fine if it weren't for the abusive workload and no-notice mandatory overtime on weekends. All of my managers were great, but within 2 years, I had three different regional managers and two team leads. Management burned out almost as quickly as the field techs did.

Another issue on the horizon was the company's direction toward aggressive micro-management. It wasn't USIC by any means, but they are maybe 2 years away from matching that level of profit control.

So my typical day at work is showing up, my boss never being there, or goes to their office and locks their door never comes out.  Everyone is related to someone or goes to church together or got their job because they are friends with someone.  The few people who are not on the friends and family plan are treated as outsiders.  If you have any issues at work do not go to HR they must have gotten a degree from eBay because they do not follow any procedures that are even in the handbook.  And on the handbook, it will change often to meet the needs of HR and be updated online, and you will not be made aware of the changes until something comes up and they need to tell you.  As far as the job is concerned- easy, no stress, nice location, co-workers some are less then desirable.  The pay is low, but your job is simple so understandable.  If you are just looking for a paycheck while waiting to decide what you to do in life this is great for you. No chance of advancement.  While working here I activity hear them "trash talking" other employees it is very disturbing.  I will be moving on at the end of the summer, I am already looking.  Stake Center could be a great place, but it needs structure and actual rules, people in charge who have degrees not fake ones, and less family.  No one effectively manage their family that would create to many issues at home. 

This is the worst place I've ever worked. They have the highest turn over rate ive ever seen from a single company. They make it seem like it's a great place and that you can advance. They will toss you out for no reason At all.  The training sucks and then they throw you out in the field by yourself and your supervisor gives you the phone number for your teams lead techs in case you need help and the lead tech will reply to and say don't call me. Or I don't get paid to train people.  You can be there everyday on time and show that your trying to learn how to be the best at your job and they could care less make one mistake because your left in the field alone with barely any training and tell you manager that you needed help and that you are sure you marked the wrong utility and even ask for more training and theybwill just fire you.. they give you a truck but if your on the way home from work and need to run inside the grocery store to get dog food or bread and they write you up.. they don't care about their employees.. it doesn't matter how hard you work or how much initiative you show, they will fire you without a reason. Lead techs don't help and will tell lies to cover their tail and throw you under the bus and management won't even ask your side they'll just fire you.  DONT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE! 

Each day is very stressful, but there is little supervision and a employee is able to manage their own work area. I am able to further my knowledge of underground utilities and construction as well as cultivate new work contacts. Coworkers can be a mixed bag, and everything comes to down to the overall work ethic of each and every employee. Upper management in Utah makes all decisions and local managers and employees are left with no say despite being the only people onsite or with the relevant information such as manpower needed and situational issues.The one main drawback is that the office is always withholding much needed and routinely required resources in order to save money. Time constraints are the hardest part of the job. Each employees area consists of anywhere from 10 to 20 cities, and many times an employee will have to go out of town for extended periods with nobody to perform the job functions in their regular area due to huge issues in staffing and manpower. I do enjoy the freedom of movement, but this sometimes comes and the price of very high stress levels and worry about the stability of one's job.

There is no set day. They say you’ll work40
Hours a week or 8 hour days but then start throwing tens at you because or poor management. They send other workers from different locations who have done the job more the us so they can pay them less and we’re not supposed to say anything. Morning meetings are a joke. It’s literally a pep talk threatening you into working harder so
You aren’t workings weekends but instead are on call 24/7… they lie to you constantly. They’ll say you’ll have days off but take it back after you’ve made plans and say take a write up. They’ll hire anyone besides rsos
For the field cuz they won’t be near any work site. They also bring people from other counties cuz we make more then them but don’t pay them what we’re getting paid and we’re supposed to be quite about it but there was no notice just it’s a hateful company that judges you off of orientation they take advantage off of you cus you need money … just don’t sell your soul to this company. Most arr rejects from other locating companies 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The training company truck company laptop company cell phone company gas card they take great care of their ppl

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They're wasn't anything super stressful aside from being on call for emergency locates in my area at 3-4-5 am a few days a week due to inclimate weather, aside from that not to stressful and even that was pre planned and agreed to prior to it happening very flexible company to work for makes u feel like family!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Comparable to Google or Amazon 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
10-15 hrs I my field residential gas locates involved hooking up to a residents gas meter with a company provided 2500$ piece of locate equipment and echo locating the underground pipe usually 1in pvc or abs yellow gas line wrapped with wire the machine sends a electric signal down the wire and pings it back to the machine in your hand then u mark w spray paint and yellow flags the approx position of the underground gas line enter your necessary info into computer and go 2 the next 1

A typical day is anything but typical. You will work on other people’s projects, your own work, and get pulled into helping on something you know nothing about. With that being said your day will not be boring. But will you be paid well for what you do not really pay is average.  Sometimes you will feel like an outsider due to all management seems to go way back in friend history together. Rather odd.  The office space is nice and large.  The office furniture in the lobby is gorgeous, a nice coffee maker, tea kettle and tons of games thru out the office space.  Management all seemed to be related or friends who go way back. So do not go to one of them for help. If you can just work, shut your mouth if you see something wrong, you will be fine.  Also did I mention the snacks every week something delicious.  We are paid weekly by direct deposit on Friday. Sometimes your check will messed up on a holiday week but it gets fixed right away. I plan on staying until something great comes along or until I can no longer take answering to a child. 

The work is a lot more challenging than I had assumed upon being hired. Most of the structures we access have tracer wire but it's typically thin which requires a higher frequency most of the time. There is a process in place to have tracer wire installed when it is not present, and the turn around is fairly quick. My only real gripe is that clear tickets do not count towards our production goal. 
Our supervisor is an extremely cordial, respectful man who treats us equally well. Our lead is the best locator I've ever had the pleasure to pester with annoying questions and he always knows the answers. My coworkers are knowledgeable locators who can be relied upon in a pinch when I need help with problem locates, traffic control, computer problems, etc.
 I've worked at places where I have been discouraged from helping my fellow locators in the field or asking for help. Stake Center Locating encourages us to utilize eachother whenever we feel the situation calls for it without retaliation. 

Worst locate company I’ve worked for. It used to be great but they took away floating holidays and pto structure I was hired in at. Terrible upper management, it’s about who you know and not what you know. They want you to drive off the clock for 45 miles before you clock in if you don’t have a close ticket they don’t care. Do not apply here. There is no incentive for the people in the field, if you aren’t in the office you are out of site out of mind. The only time you hear from management is when you make a mistake. They have cameras in the truck and management sits at home and peaks in on you throughout the day because they have no life.  The company makes cuts at the locators expense, no incentives. Just pass on this place, I promise you’re better off somewhere else. Oh and I haven’t had a raise in 2 years because they change the raise structure every 6 months. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Locator 985 salaries reported	$23.32 per hour
Area manager 55 salaries reported	$78,400 per year
Marshal 46 salaries reported	$23.66 per hour
Utility line locator 17 salaries reported	$22.97 per hour
Mason 33 salaries reported	$23.63 per hour

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