Pipeline Operator

About the role

Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care. Classification: Non-Exempt. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The Pipeline Operator will work as part of a crew responsible for going into residential and commercial areas working on underground utilities and working with their crew to complete tasks for the day.

Responsibilities

• Operates, maneuvers, navigates, or drives vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, or passenger vehicles
• Uses either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards and communicates abnormal working conditions to appropriate parties
• Meets company and customer specifications for all trench or backhoe jobs
• Exposes underground utilities manually
• Conducts post-job quality checks
• Cleans, checks fluid levels and conducts a visual inspection of equipment to assure your equipment is performing at optimum safety and the required paperwork
• Communicates with supervisor daily to turn in required paperwork

Skills

• Must have experience with excavation around existing utilities and live gas lines
• Must have experience operating 300 series Track hoe excavators
• Will be required to carry a fuel tank in their truck for filling equipment
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, often under adverse climatic conditions
• Ability to lift to 80 lbs. multiple times during a work shift
• Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, on uneven surfaces, walking, stooping, and kneeling
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions
• Ability to work well independently and as a part of a team with co-workers
• Ability to pass motor vehicle, criminal background check, and comply with drug-free workplace policy
• English usage sufficient to keep records, place orders, and prepare simple narrative reports
• Willingness and ability to learn additional skills

Requirements

• One (1+) plus years of experience in backhoe/mini excavator operation is required
• One (1+) plus years of experience digging and working around underground utilities is required
• Two (2+) plus years of demonstrated experience in dry utilities preferred
• Experience reading basic prints and Underground Facility Location Sketch is preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year to year basis
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen