Job Description

Team Member Expectations

Pipe Layer

Team member is responsible for the proper installation of underground utilities

Mission Statement:

To deliver the highest quality project that exceeds the expectations of our partners while ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and professional development of our team members. 

Values:

As Sanford Contractors team members we are:

• Guided by the Golden Rule
• Accountable
• Relationship focused
• Prepared
• Driven

Core Competencies:

• Effective communication skills; must be able to understand and speak English
• Working knowledge of all applicable OSHA standards
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Willingness to react to changes in priorities

Core Duties:

• Lay out pipe routes, following written instructions or blueprints, and coordinating layouts with supervisors.
• Operate mechanized equipment such as pickup trucks, rollers, tandem dump trucks, front-end loaders, and backhoes.
• Grade and level trench bases, using tamping machines and hand tools.
• Align and position pipes to prepare them for welding or sealing.
• Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools.
• Install and repair sanitary and stormwater sewer structures and pipe systems. Be a mentor to laborers by teaching them proper techniques of pipe installation
• Be punctual, dependable and professional at all times
• Work with cost effectiveness, profitability and safety in mind
• Lead by example
• Lead the safety effort by recognizing and correcting hazards as soon as they are present
• Arrive at work prior to designated work start time
• Attend daily safety and project coordination meeting
• Ensure that pipe is installed properly to avoid leaks and on the correct grade
• Install and remove safety devices required for work operations
• Assist in unloading delivered construction materials
• Assist in locating existing utilities to avoid damage
• Keep track of tools during work hours
• Communicate time away from work with your team leader and other team members with sufficient notice to make plans for changing personnel to focus on the priorities
• Willingness to work hours as required

Education/Training/Certification:

• OSHA Training
• Trenching and Excavation Competent Person
• Rigger
• Flagger
• First Aid and CPR

* Sanford Contractors is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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