Groundperson - NON-UNION - ULCS

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Performs all work from the ground.
• Clears work area around structures.
• Excavates to assist in the installation of structures or cable as required by contract specification.
• Communicates work to be performed to public and private property owners.
• Assembles material on the ground to be installed by the lineperson or apprentice.
• Flags traffic.
• Operates various tools for the work (manual digging devices, wrenches, hammers, come a long, jack hammer, and hand line).
• Works extended hours, including nights and beyond an eight-hour day.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.

Physical Requirements

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment.

Contact Information

We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees. Please note: All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check. Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.