Pile Driver

About the role

The Structures Division of the H&K Group, Inc. is looking for a Pile Driver to join the crew installing foundation piles, lagging, walers, braces, etc., for excavation support in heavy civil and highway construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures
• Confer with Pile Driving Foreman on job specifications
• Read and interpret load charts
• Interpret hand signals to determine where materials are to be placed
• Perform daily inspections on equipment, clean and perform minor maintenance, report malfunctions
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Working knowledge and ability to safety and efficiently understand and direct crane set up and lifting plans
• Experience and working knowledge of rigging
• Ability to read blueprints and job-related documents
• Ability to operate surveying instrument, shoot elevations and straight lines
• Experience with pile driving and drilling equipment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving
• Ability to travel as required for projects
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution
• 2 years of relevant experience and/or training
• Experience operating heavy equipment used in highway construction
• Specific crane and pile-driving equipment experience strongly preferred
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit
• Regularly use hands to finger, handle, feel; reach with hands and arms
• Regularly talk and hear
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Regularly exposed to high, precarious places
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

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