employment opportunities
Erpelding Excavating is currently interviewing for the following positions for our 2018 season:
*Pipe Layer/Laborer - full time, seasonal position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) hooking up plastic & concrete pipe & tile, 2) both verbal communication & communication with the use of hand signals to inform other crew members of important information, 3) completing legible paperwork, 4) operating a skid loader to move materials around the job site, 5) cleaning up job sites, 6) greasing equipment, etc. Hours will vary based upon the weather & work load, but a typical day will start between 6 & 7:30am & end between 5 & 7pm & a typical season goes from March to December.
Experience laying pipe or operating a track skid loader is a plus but not required. We will provide you with onsite training & the proper safety training that is needed. This position requires that you wear certain personal protective equipment such as a hard hat, reflective clothing at times, gloves with grip & proper footwear that may include steel toed boots &/or rubber boots. Erpelding Excavating will provide you with some & possibly all of this PPE.
*Estimator/Project Manager - full time, could possibly be a part time position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) estimating & bidding potential jobs (reading contracts & plans in order to determine material, labor, overhead & all other costs, bid submitting, etc), 2) handling planned take offs for awarded jobs (ordering all material for jobs & coordinating all work schedules, making sure all work happens according to the contract, working closely with the customer &/or general contractor throughout the project to manage everyone’s expectations, etc), 3) using GPS systems to stake out job sites, 4) obtaining any needed permits or paperwork from subcontractors, 5) monitoring invoices from suppliers & 6) preparing pay requests, etc. Experience & knowledge are required as are organizational skills, attention to detail, critical thinking & self motivation. Experience with GPS (creating, manipulating &/or reading files & setting up/staking out job sites) is a plus but not required.
*Foreman - full time, could possibly be a seasonal position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) meeting with customers regarding jobs, 2) completing all safety checks & paperwork, 3) acting as the competent person, 4)managing all aspects of the job site (employees, equipment, materials, schedules, etc), 5)assisting in training employees, etc. Hours will vary based upon the weather & work load, but a typical day will start between 6 & 7:30am & end between 5 & 7pm. Candidates must have experience, good communication & organizational skills, be safety minded & work well with others. Experience with GPS, reading plans & running a crew are a plus but not required. This position requires that you wear certain personal protective equipment, most (if not all) of which will be provided to you.
*Pipe Layer/Laborer - full time, seasonal position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) hooking up plastic & concrete pipe & tile, 2) both verbal communication & communication with the use of hand signals to inform other crew members of important information, 3) completing legible paperwork, 4) operating a skid loader to move materials around the job site, 5) cleaning up job sites, 6) greasing equipment, etc. Hours will vary based upon the weather & work load, but a typical day will start between 6 & 7:30am & end between 5 & 7pm & a typical season goes from March to December.
Experience laying pipe or operating a track skid loader is a plus but not required. We will provide you with onsite training & the proper safety training that is needed. This position requires that you wear certain personal protective equipment such as a hard hat, reflective clothing at times, gloves with grip & proper footwear that may include steel toed boots &/or rubber boots. Erpelding Excavating will provide you with some & possibly all of this PPE.
*Estimator/Project Manager - full time, could possibly be a part time position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) estimating & bidding potential jobs (reading contracts & plans in order to determine material, labor, overhead & all other costs, bid submitting, etc), 2) handling planned take offs for awarded jobs (ordering all material for jobs & coordinating all work schedules, making sure all work happens according to the contract, working closely with the customer &/or general contractor throughout the project to manage everyone’s expectations, etc), 3) using GPS systems to stake out job sites, 4) obtaining any needed permits or paperwork from subcontractors, 5) monitoring invoices from suppliers & 6) preparing pay requests, etc. Experience & knowledge are required as are organizational skills, attention to detail, critical thinking & self motivation. Experience with GPS (creating, manipulating &/or reading files & setting up/staking out job sites) is a plus but not required.
*Foreman - full time, could possibly be a seasonal position. Duties include but are not limited to 1) meeting with customers regarding jobs, 2) completing all safety checks & paperwork, 3) acting as the competent person, 4)managing all aspects of the job site (employees, equipment, materials, schedules, etc), 5)assisting in training employees, etc. Hours will vary based upon the weather & work load, but a typical day will start between 6 & 7:30am & end between 5 & 7pm. Candidates must have experience, good communication & organizational skills, be safety minded & work well with others. Experience with GPS, reading plans & running a crew are a plus but not required. This position requires that you wear certain personal protective equipment, most (if not all) of which will be provided to you.
