Construction Laborer

Take the next step in your career with an innovative organization that values, develops, and empowers its employees to enhance their potential! At Portland Utilities Construction Co., LLC, an Azuria Water Solutions company, our employees are our number one asset. Our team has been committed to excellence by being a water and wastewater pipeline rehabilitation specialist for over 30 years, and we work together every day to provide our clients with the best possible service on every project. Join our team to help keep infrastructure working better, safer, and longer for customers throughout the world.

We are currently looking for experienced Construction Laborers to perform construction tasks related to sewer and water pipe repair and rehabilitation in the Knoxville, TN area and in the Southeastern region of the United States. You will also help support the foreman and skilled production workers to ensure project goals are met on time. Candidates with basic construction knowledge and experience are encouraged to apply. This position requires 100% travel.

We are currently offering a limited-time sign-on bonus of $2,000 for new hires if the criteria outlined in our sign-on bonus program are met. 

Starting pay is $23.00-$25.00 per hour dependent upon experience. We offer 100% paid on-the-job training!

Why You'll Love Working for Us:

• Competitive salary
• Daily per diem while traveling
• 100% covered individual hotel room stays while traveling
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 401k matching
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and overtime pay
• On-the-job training with full pay
• Company paid PPE and safety gear
• Career growth opportunities
• Work for a forward-thinking and innovative company
• Ecological footprint - We are rehabbing the world’s infrastructure, one pipe at a time, with minimal disruption to people’s daily routines, with little waste

What You'll Do:

• Perform construction tasks related to sewer pipe repair operations
• Support the foreman and skilled production works to ensure project goals are met
• Locate existing pipe that needs repair or replacement using trenching tools
• Install pipes safely and correctly
• Use certified chains and roll hoses around pipes and manholes
• Basic construction tasks which include the use of hand tools and clean up
• Use tamping machines or hand tools to grade or level trench bases
• Assist with the loading and unloading of equipment from our vocational vehicles and trailers
• Set up and / or monitor bypass pumping systems
• Enter confined spaces and exit into manholes and / or underground structures

What We Need from You:

• Valid driver's license required
• Ability to travel extensively 100% of the time each week throughout the SE Region of the U.S., which could have you away from home for 2-3 weeks at a time.
• 6+ months of underground utility construction, commercial building experience, farm, landscaping, or other basic construction experience, specifically using rakes, shovels, and other small power tools, preferred
• Completion of a Heavy Equipment Operator School, or Enrollment in an Accredited Construction Labor or Heavy Equipment Operator Apprenticeship Program, preferred
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certifications are a plus
• Dependability, honesty, willingness to learn, ability to follow directions, and being a team player
• Ability to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, stretch; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; talk and hear without visual cues; lift, push, and pull up to 75 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The physical demands, work environment characteristics, and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Azuria Water Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Azuria Water Solutions is firmly bound. Azuria Water Solutions will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with Azuria Water Solutions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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