SUMMARY
Lay pipe for storm, sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Install or use instruments such as lasers, grade rods, or transit levels.
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$45,000 - $82,000
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Follow blue prints or configure pipe routes and align pipeline sections.
- Dig trenches with trenching tools.
- Cut pipes to required lengths and slide pipe into trenches.
- Direct tractor drivers where to position pipe in preparation for welding.
- Check slopes for conformance to requirements, using levels or lasers
- Inspect pipe joints and couplings to ensure pipes are spaced out properly and according to specifications.
- Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains.
- Grade trenches or culverts.
- Seal joints.
Qualifications
- General knowledge of trench safety
- Experience with grading trenches and operation of laser leveling systems is preferred.
- Must have a good safety history and a willingness to engage and contribute to ongoing safe work practices including strong knowledge of excavation, trenching and shoring safety standards.
- Responsible and reliable employee with good attendance habits.
- Ability to follow direction and be a team-player.
- Must be able to effectively communicate with supervisors, team members, and client representatives.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This job has no supervisory duties.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Required: At minimum a high school diploma or GED with 2 plus years of verifiable experience in the utilities industry.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time. Push, pull, and lift items 25 to 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Outside work exposed to variant weather conditions (hot, rain, snow) and muddy ground conditions. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
We Offer an Outstanding Benefit Package:
- Health & Dental– 100% Employer paid premiums for employees and their families.
- Voluntary Vision Plan-Optional
- FSA Accounts - Optional
- HSA - Optional with HDHP
- Paid Holidays & Vacation
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match contributions up to 3%.
- $100 Monthly Employer paid Short Term Disability - Additional Voluntary Employee deductions to cover up to 60% of Weekly Wages - Optional.
- Long term Disability - Optional
- 25,000.00 Employer paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance-- Additional Voluntary deductions up to 5 times Annual Wages - Optional
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Applicants that require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact Human Resources at 303-429-8893.