Pipe Layer (Independence Excavating)

Pipe Layer

Independence Excavating is looking to add Pipe Layers to our team! The Pipe Layer is responsible for laying pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. In addition to laying pipe, the pipe layer also works with laborers to dig trenches for/around existing utilities.

Our pipe layers will also perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: 

What do we believe in?

PEOPLE:

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

PERFORMANCE:

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

COMMUNITY:

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A typical day looks like:

• Working in a team structured fast paced environment
• Understanding and abiding to job specific safety requirements
• Setting up CAZ zones (fencing)
• Checking grade and working around heavy equipment.
• Working in trench boxes and confined spaces
• Pouring concrete and using a concrete vibrator
• Coordinating/ working hand in hand with other trades

Do you have what it takes?

• Minimum 2-year experience working on a utility pipe crew

• Must have physical ability to stand strenuous and dangerous work environment
• Must be comfortable working in 15ft to 20ft trenches and other confined spaces
• Possess physical strength to dig and perform general labor with laborer crews, including digging by hand
• Able to communicate effectively with others and work cooperatively in teams (including resolving basic conflicts with or without the assistance of management)
• Handle emergency situations, work pressure and stress
• Able to solve basic, common-sense problems
• Able to work with general supervision and use some experience/judgment
• Must have a flexible schedule (work irregular or odd hours in outdoor work sites, depending upon project needs or weather), including nights and weekends
• Current Union Member in good status with the Laborers' International Union of North America, or a willingness to become a member

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.