Twehous Excavating Company Inc Compensation and Benefit Offerings:
- Pay is commensurate with education and experience
- Health, Dental, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Potential for Advancement
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Be able to follow all Company or site-specific safety rules
- Performs heavy manual labor including, digging, lifting, climbing, carrying and installation
- Operates various hand tools, including but not limited to jackhammer, demo saws, shovels, and survey equipment,
- General housekeeping to maintain a safe and efficient worksite
- Cleaning and disposing of materials on the worksite
- Perform light maintenance on equipment and tools
- Erect and/or install traffic control signs and participate in traffic control activities
- Access manholes, enter confined spaces, and work from ladders
- Assist heavy equipment operators to secure attachments to equipment
- Safely rig equipment and/or tools
- Safely work in and around excavations
- Employees are expected to be flexible in their work and assume other responsibilities assigned by management, as deemed necessary
Education/Skills and Specifications:
- High School Degree (preferred)
- Basic or advanced math skills, knowledge of design/plans and construction principles
- General knowledge of construction materials, tools, and equipment
- Ability to work with different construction equipment/tools
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to effectively communicate with crew, contractors and Job Superintendent(s)
- Understand instructions from supervisory positions, both written and verbal
- Possess necessary communication skills in both written and verbal forms
- Must be punctual, have a strong work ethic, and maintain a good attendance record
- Must be able to work as a team on all projects
Position Requirements:
- Consent to authorization of a pre-employment work screen
- Must be able to pass a drug screen
- Consent to authorization of a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record request
- Class A CDL is preferred but not required
- Reliable transportation to and from work
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Willingness to work overtime, nights, weekends, as needed
- Willingness to travel/work out of town
Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements to successfully perform the job functions related to this position are:
- Ability to reach below/at/above shoulders
- Pushing/Pulling
- Twisting/Bending
- Sitting/Standing/Balancing
- Operate machine controls
- Simple/Firm grasping
- Ability to carry up to 75 pounds
- Ability to lift/lower up to 75 pounds
- Squatting/Stooping/Crouching
- Kneeling/Crawling
