Gas Utility Lead Laborer

About the role

New England Utility Constructors Inc. (NEUCO) seeks a Lead Laborer to join their team. The Lead Laborer performs general labor work such as excavating, trenching, and shoring, while working around heavy equipment and provides assistance in planning, coordinating, and supervising all crew personnel on daily job tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist to plan, coordinate, and supervise all crew personnel on daily job tasks
• Accurately submit daily reports outlining daily job activities in a timely manner
• Aid in managing work sequences to meet customer schedules
• Comply with industry and customer operating procedures while ensuring safety and quality
• In the absence of the Foreman, take charge of the crew to maintain operations
• Maintain all industry-required Operator Qualifications
• Perform other tasks as requested by leadership

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years experience in gas utility industry
• Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
• Prior experience interpreting plans/blueprints

Qualifications

• Competitive Benefit Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• 401K with Company Match
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
• Potential Bonus Opportunities
• Career Development Opportunities
• Employee Discounts
• Weekly Payroll

Benefits

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
• Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling
• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment
• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Legal Stuff

• Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
• Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
• Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results
• Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card

Work Environment

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
• Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling
• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment
• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner