Experienced Excavation Technician – Underground Utilities

American Rooter; Freeland (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

American Rooter is hiring Skilled Excavation Laborers to join our Northeast Pennsylvania excavation crew. Our team repairs and replaces underground water and sewer lines, helping customers resolve problems that require skilled work below the surface.

We’re looking for someone who knows their way around a construction site, is comfortable using tools, and takes pride in doing the work properly. You’ll work alongside our crew leads and equipment operators, contributing to everything from site

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in excavation or underground utilities.
• Experience with construction tools and physical outdoor work.
• Ability to follow instructions and ask questions when needed.
• Dependability, teamwork, and respect for customers’ property.

Responsibilities

• Assist with underground water and sewer line repairs, replacements, and installations.
• Perform hand digging, shoveling, trench preparation, and careful excavation around existing utilities.
• Assist with measuring, cutting, fitting, and connecting pipe based on your experience and direction from the crew lead.
• Prepare pipe bedding and assist with pipe placement, alignment, and grade.
• Use concrete saws, jackhammers, hand tools, and power tools for access and site work.
• Backfill trenches and operate compaction equipment as trained and assigned.
• Assist with grading, yard restoration, and cleanup after repairs are completed.
• Load, unload, organize, and stage tools, equipment, and materials so the crew has what it needs.
• Work safely around excavation equipment and help protect customers’ property.
• Follow crew instructions, trench safety procedures, and utility protection requirements, and speak up promptly about hazards or concerns.

Skills

Hands-on excavation

Outdoor work

Teamwork

Follow instructions

Tools

Concrete saws

Jackhammers

Hand tools

Power tools

Compactors

Site grading equipment

Job description

American Rooter is hiring Skilled Excavation Laborers to join our Northeast Pennsylvania excavation crew. Our team repairs and replaces underground water and sewer lines, helping customers resolve problems that require skilled work below the surface.

We’re looking for someone who knows their way around a construction site, is comfortable using tools, and takes pride in doing the work properly. You’ll work alongside our crew leads and equipment operators, contributing to everything from site