Job Title: Groundperson-Laborer - ULCSPay: Competitive/Hourly (more detail during your interview process) Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Short/Long Term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Plan
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Employee Payroll Deduction Program
Make a difference. Join us. In states from DE to TX, ULCS needs people with a variety of skills and capabilities to help us build smarter more resilient energy grids and futures for our customers and communities. It's important work that communities increasingly depend on for their quality of life and we are making a difference for the customers and communities and growing as more customers discover the ULCS difference. It's rewarding work and a career that can support you on your life's journey. If you'd like to make a difference too, then own your career. Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Installation of telecommunications and power cables.
- Weather permitting, this is a 40-hour-per-week job.
- Performs work or operates vehicle/equipment only where training and qualification have been provided.
- Comply with all safety and health rules.
- Demonstrate safe work behavior
- Stop work whenever unsafe acts or conditions are present.
- Reports all injuries no matter how minor to the Foreperson Immediately.
- Report all incidents and near misses to Foreperson.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Ability to operate equipment (i.e. duct rodders, tiller, plow, trenching, and boring machines)
- Must be able to write, read and comprehend written and verbal job instructions/information.
- Must possess strong communication skills both written and spoken.
- Must be able to communicate and handle confrontations professionally.
- Must have transportation to and from the show-up location.
- Must be able to maintain attention during dangerous tasks.
- Must be able to lift, move and maneuver up to 50 pounds on an infrequent basis, and up to 10 pounds on a frequent basis.
- Must have the endurance necessary to perform these duties throughout a standard eight- or ten-hour day. Must be able to work long hours and overtime during emergencies (including holidays, weekends, etc. Subject to call-out work).
- Must be able to operate and service all required tools and equipment.
Education & Experience
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
- Previous experience in underground construction is preferred.
Pre-Screen
- Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
Education & Experience:
- Previous experience in underground construction is preferred.
Travel Requirements:
- Willing to travel out of state for emergency storm work.
Physical Requirements:
- RARE (up to 10%): stooping, squatting, crawling, climbing poles, reading, reaching, color vision, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, climbing stairs, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs.
- OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): 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 (up to 66 %): standing, walking, manual dexterity, gripping, lifting, carrying.
- CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): speaking clearly, seeing, hearing-speech range.
Safety Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.
- Works around hazardous equipment
- Works near energized parts or equipment.
- Works in all temperatures and will be exposed to nature i.e., irritating plants and biting or stinging insects.
- Will be exposed to traffic.
- Works around excessive noise from machines, jackhammers, chain saws and other equipment with proper hearing protection.
- Employee will be exposed to hot and cold environments, poisonous plants or reptiles, and stinging insects.
About Us: Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS) delivers electric and gas utility construction and maintenance services for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, large industrial manufacturers, government, general contractors, developers, and EPC firms. Formed in 2000 from small beginnings, ULCS now boasts more than 2,300 non-union employees in 15 states safely performing utility transmission and distribution infrastructure work throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the Delmarva Peninsula, and the Southeast and the South regions of the United States. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-###-####, ext. 1339. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Accessibility: Equal Opportunity Employer. If you want to view the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Arabic - Chinese If you want to view the EEO is the Law Supplement poster, please choose your language: English - Spanish - Chinese If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: English