Experienced Pipe Laborer

About the role

Maryland Division/HTI, a division of the H&K Group, Inc., is seeking an experienced Pipe Laborer to join our team. This position typically involves working on construction projects, often transitioning between tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Acquire tools needed for daily operations
• Measure distances from grade stakes, drive stakes, and stretch tight line
• Bolt, nail, align, and block up under forms
• Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mix concrete and smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete
• Position, join, align, and seal pipe sections
• Erect scaffolding, shoring, and braces
• Pipe Duties:
• Get tools needed for daily operations
• Get job set up for daily function such as setting up a pipe laser
• Operate a Wacker and jumping jack to perform backfilling duties
• Use cut saws to make pipe proper length
• Prep pipe for connection before pipe gets lowered
• Shoot grades and check grades using laser or conventional methods
• Perform connection of pipe work
• Check for proper pipe slope
• Prep structures for installation

Requirements

• One year of relevant heavy highway construction experience
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Experienced in underground utilities such as storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, and structures
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Qualifications

• Three years of related experience and/or training
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Skills

• Physical Demands: Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; regularly talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; vision abilities include distance, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Work Environment: Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions; occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; noise level is usually moderate

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Pre-employment

• Drug Testing
• Physical

Equal Opportunity Employer

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.