Summary of Responsibilities:
The Pipelayer is responsible for laying and joining concrete, plastic, or cast-iron pipe for drains, sewers, and water mains. This includes rigging pipe for hoisting, setting pipe to grade, and affixing the pipe joint. Also responsible for preparing and grading the trenches either manually or by communicating with onsite equipment operators. This position requires manual labor as well as assisting other trades to the extent necessary with hands-on work.
Taking Charge
Durr TAKES CHARGE in constructing strong foundations to build upon. Our focus is to do it SAFE and to do it RIGHT the first time. Our vision is to make an IMPACT and to KICK ASS, INNOVATE, MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN and REPEAT every day/all day. We hold every employee to this standard of “Taking Charge,” and we expect this behavior to drive everything we do.
The Take Charge PIPELAYER:
Ensures quality at a productive rate on each project
- Installs sub-surface system for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, water mains, and ductwork for utilities with efficiency and accuracy
- Lays out pipe trenches, following layout, blueprints, drawings, and sketches, coordinating layouts with supervisor
- Grades, levels, and compacts trench bottoms and base materials using shovels, rakes, hand-tools, and vibratory and tamping machines
- Checks slopes and elevations using levels and lasers for conformance with base and sub-base requirements
- Properly measures and cuts pipes to required lengths using hand tools, electric saws, and gas-powered saws
- Properly secures and rigs pipe materials, fittings, and other utility structures and items for hoisting and lifting operations
- Aligns and positions pipes to prepare them for coupling at joints
- Connects pipe joints and properly seals joints, using various types of jointing methods
- Ensures that pipes remain clean and free of debris and earthen materials during installation
- Taps and drills holes into pipes to introduce auxiliary lines or devices
- Installs and assembles pipe assemblies, valves, backflow preventers, meters, and other pipe fittings
- Backfills and covers pipes with earth and other backfill materials
- Performs other General Labor and construction-related duties as assigned
Maintains equipment and tools to ensure long-lasting use
- Maintains clean tools and equipment, removing trash, debris, and other material from in and around work areas and jobsites on a daily basis
- Performs equipment and tool inspections on a daily basis and properly completes equipment inspection reports
- Performs other jobsite cleanup duties as assigned by supervisor, specifically cleanup and organization that is required
SAFETY – It’s not a slogan, it’s OUR CULTURE!
- Be actively engaged on your project
- Be a MENTOR – educate and provide guidance for those under your supervision. We are counting on you to TAKE CHARGE and ensure a safe jobsite for yourself and your fellow employees
- Be actively engaged in all safety meetings
- Do the little things right… Housekeeping and good organization are key to a safe jobsite.
- Recognize and identify hazards in upcoming work and proactively engage with your foreman and safety manager to mitigate any upcoming risks
- Be knowledgeable regarding DURR’s safety requirements… it is difficult to enforce something if you do not
understand it. Familiarize yourself with our Safety Manual.
- REPORT ALL SAFETY INCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES IMMEDIATELY
The DURR Way:
Be Proactive
- Anticipate future needs and address today (not tomorrow)
Be Accountable
- Take ownership of your actions and honor your commitments made to other
Speak the Truth
- Always be honest and share your thoughts to improve yourself and the team
Go the Extra Mile
- Do what it takes to get the job done right and safe the first time
Give Praise
- Acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of teammates
Be Part of One Team
- Build strong win-win relationships with all teammates
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Basic experience with power equipment, including powder-actuated tools, saws, drills, chippers, and grinders
- Work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule
- Able to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time, and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions
- Basic knowledge of heavy construction, specifically pipelaying
- Able to communicate orally and in writing
- Knowledge of the proper use of equipment, materials, and supplies used in construction work
- Knowledge of safety precautions
- Understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions
- Meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency
- Able to accomplish goals in a team environment
- Attention to detail
- Excellent sense of balance
- Hand, eye, and foot coordination
Education and/or Experience:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in underground pipelaying.
2-4 years’ experience in road construction
Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions.
