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Excavation Support Level 2
Deeply Digital, LLC is a communications, construction, and consulting company in Montrose, Colorado serving the entire western slope. Its sister company, Clearnetworx, provides ISP services to the surrounding region. The Excavation Support person is a laborer who performs a variety of manual tasks outdoors in all weather conditions; including digging, laying conduit, helping with machinery, etc. This is all done while working in a safe and effective manner.
Deeply Digital's outside plant focuses primarily on placing underground and aerial fiber for telecommunications. Its services include line, coaxial, and optical fiber cable placement, splicing, and home installation.
Our company is an equal employment opportunity employer. All staff must be insurable and bondable.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Excavation Support Level 2 person to join our telecommunications team. In this role, you will be an operator/laborer who performs a variety of tasks outdoors in all weather conditions including excavating, placing conduit, operating machinery, among other tasks. This will all be done in a safe and effective manner.
The position will report to the Excavation Support - Lead.
Key Responsibilities
- Basic maintenance of assigned equipment; including but not limited to checking/refilling fluids, grease/lubricate, maintaining air filter, track tension/tire pressure, etc.
- Perform manual labor and excavation outdoors in a variety of weather conditions using tools such as shovels, picks and rock bars.
- Install fiber optic cable by pulling or jetting
- Install/replace/maintain handholes, pedestals, vaults, and/or cabinets to Deeply Digital specifications
- Assist with laying conduit for fiber optic cable; operate equipment around active fiber optic plant to facilitate the maintenance and repair of Clearnetworx assets
- Load/secure/deliver heavy equipment and/or materials from Deeply Digital yard to jobsite and back as needed
- Take directions from the site supervisor or construction manager and efficiently execute work requested
- Lead and oversee a construction team when the construction manager is not available
- Load materials and perform site set-up and clean-up
- Restore and landscape disturbed areas of the jobsite
- Follow all project policies and procedures in a safe, efficient and effective manner
- May need to safely and correctly direct multi-directional traffic with appropriate signage
- Keep alert and aware of surroundings and working hazards, wearing hardhat, safety vests, safety glasses, gloves, approved safety footwear, and seat belt
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 yrs experience operating HDD drill, excavator/backhoe, trencher, hydro-vac and telehandler (*if applying as a driller)
- Valid Colorado or New Mexico driver's license and clean driving record; Class A CDL or the ability to acquire
- Read and understand plans/blueprints/staking sheets
- Ability to see all colors
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent customer service and great "people skills" with a team orientation
- Dependable, self-motivated, responsible, and punctual. Consistently at work and on time
- Willingness to travel
- Clean and professional appearance
Physical Demands
- Push, pull, reach and carry objects such as tools, materials and equipment weighing up to 80lbs
- Climb up and down ladders, machinery and other objects
- Load and unload tools and equipment on trucks
- Coordinate movement of eyes, hands, fingers and feet
- Most work is outdoors, subject to inclement weather