Gas Utility Laborer

NPL Construction Co.; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their team as Gas Crew Members. This entry-level position offers a unique opportunity to embark on a rewarding career in the natural gas distribution sector. With comprehensive paid training, you'll gain hands-on experience while learning from seasoned professionals. Your role will involve essential tasks such as excavating and maintaining safety around heavy equipment. The company values sustainability and inclusivity, providing a supportive environment for growth. If you're eager to learn and ready to take the first step in your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Paid on-the-job training

Health Insurance Plan

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Weekly Payroll

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License required for the position.
• Strong desire to learn and grow within the company.

Responsibilities

• Excavate and trench while ensuring safety around utility structures.
• Maintain a clean and organized worksite free from hazards.

Skills

Desire to learn a new trade

Hand tool usage

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Heavy equipment

Job description

Who We Are

Centuri Group is a strategic infrastructure services company with over 110 years of history and a bright future. Through our seven primary operating companies- Canyon, Linetec, National, Neuco, NPL, NPL Canada, and Riggs Distler- we partner with regulated utilities to build and maintain the energy network that powers millions of homes and businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Guided by our values and unwavering commitment to serve as long term partners to customers and communities, Centuri’s more than 12,000 employees enable our customers to deliver electricity and natural gas safely and reliably. We also know that sustainability and inclusivity are core to our success, and are committed to delivering on both.

As a Gas Crew Member, this is the first step in your new career! In this entry-level position, you will attend 1-4 weeks of paid training before you begin work in the field to ensure the safety of yourself, your peers, and the community. Your crew will be led by a seasoned Foreman, and alongside your peers (Equipment Operators and Pipefitter), you will learn the trade while receiving on the job training needed to succeed in the industry.

Your responsibilities will involve general labor such as excavating, trenching, and shoring, while working around heavy equipment.

Minimum Requirements:
• Valid Driver’s License required
• Depending on work performance, you could be ready to receive paid training to take the next step in your career in as early as 6 months! Join us today!

What You'll Do

• Use hand tools to dig around existing utility structures to prevent damage
• Load and unload equipment and materials
• Keep worksite clean and organized free from unnecessary hazards
• Perform regular maintenance and cleaning on assigned vehicles and equipment
• Maintain all industry required Operator Qualifications
• Perform other tasks as requested by leadership

What You'll Have

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Strong desire to learn a new trade

What You'll Get

• Join the Largest Natural Gas Distribution Contractor in the United States
• Weekly Payroll
• Paid, on-the-job training for technical skills
• Employee Assistance program benefit
• Health Insurance Plan benefit
• Retirement Plan benefit

Work Environment

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
• Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling
• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment
• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Legal Stuff

• Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
• Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
• Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record is preferred
• Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card
• Join and maintain Union membership

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.

Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety-sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40. It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.