Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Primary Function: As a skilled tradesman, lays pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water lines. Responsible for performing any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or connect/seal pipe joints.

Responsibilities:

• Use/Hold grade rods.
• Cut pipes to required lengths. Cut metal components for installation.
• Align and position pipes. Connect pipe and seal joints.
• Cover pipe with earth or other materials. Spread sand, dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces.
• Install or repair sanitary or stormwater concrete manhole structures and pipe systems.
• Grade or level trench bases, using tamping machines or hand tools. Compact materials to create level bases.
• Laying pipe 4-60 to grade.
• Operate mechanized equipment such as backhoes and/or forklifts (forklifts require formal certification) to move materials from stockpiles to area of installation,
• Operate mechanized equipment to backfill pipe trenches, such hand tamps and rollers.
• Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools. Work with trench boxes.
• Rigging and signaling.
• Performs additional assignments as directed by management or as required for successful project completion.
• Adhere with M. B. Kahns Safety Program, OSHA guidelines and Company policies, procedures, and standards

Required Skills/Abilities:

• A pipe layer must be able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

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