Topman - General Labor

Weihe Construction Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

HSA

Dental

Vision

Short-term disability

Life insurance

PTO accrual

Job summary

Weihe Construction, Inc. is seeking skilled laborers experienced in installing sanitary, sewer and water lines as part of a four‑man crew. The ideal candidate will have residential pipe crew experience; heavy equipment maintenance or operation is highly favored.

Reliable transportation and availability Monday–Saturday are required. Responsibilities include cutting, beveling, greasing and rigging pipe, communicating with the crew, and logging grade/slopes as installation progresses.

Qualifications

• Experience on a pipe crew in the residential construction space is highly desirable.
• Must have reliable transportation and be available Monday–Saturday.
• Willing to work 55 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Cutting pipe to size and beveling as needed.
• Greasing pipe and preparing for installation.
• Rigging up pipe with steel cables, chains, or straps for lowering into the ditch.
• Using hand-signals to communicate with the pipe layer and excavator operator.
• Retrieving supplies from job box, company truck, and adjacent crews.
• Setting the pipe laser to the correct grade and logging slope numbers as installation progresses.

Skills

Pipe installation experience

Residential construction experience

Heavy equipment maintenance/operation

Pipe fitting tools

Tools

Pipe cutting tools

Pipe beveling tools

Job description

Weihe Construction, Inc. is searching skilled laborers with experience installing sanitary, sewer and water lines. As a member of a four-man crew, you will focus on installing one of the three types of pipe. Well qualified candidates will have experience on a pipe crew in the residential construction space. Candidates with heavy equipment maintenance and/or operation will be highly favored. All candidates must have reliable transportation, be available Monday-Saturday, and be willing to work 55 hours per week.

Responsibilities

of a Topman include, but may not be limited to:

• Cutting pipe to size and beveling as-needed
• Greasing pipe and preparing for installation
• Rigging up pipe using steel cables, chains, or straps for lowering into the ditch
• Using hand-signals to safely communicate with the pipe layer and excavator operator
• Retrieving supplies as needed from the job box, company truck and adjacent crews
• Setting the pipe laser to the correct grade and logging slope numbers as installation progresses

Physical requirements

The Pipe Layer position is a physically demanding one which requires varying levels of physical fitness to perform essential job duties. This position requires employees to work on their feet on average 10 hours per day. The categories of physical requirements to perform the essential job duties of a pipe layer include lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing, and pulling. Candidates must be able to regularly lift & lower on average 0-25lbs, maximum 75lbs. Additionally, candidates must be able to carry on average 0-40lbs, maximum 75lbs for an average distance of 5-40ft, maximum 100ft. Finally, candidates must be able to push & pull up and down on average 0-160lbf, maximum 160lbf and bilaterally on average 0-40lbf, maximum 40lbf.

Hours

Monday-Friday 7:00AM-5:00PM, Saturday 7:00AM-12:00PM -- average 55 hrs./week

Benefits

available upon completion of 90-day probationary period:

• Medical
• HSA
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• 6.67 PTO accrual/month (2-weeks)
• 401k 100% match for first 3%, 50% match on 4-5%; you input 5% to receive 4% match

This position will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis. A final dollar-amount offer will be made commensurate with experience.