Blaster/Powderman

Barnard Construction Company•El Paso, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Barnard Construction Company, Inc., based in Bozeman, Montana, is looking for Drilling and Blasting professionals for our Big Bend project near El Paso, TX (Van Horn, TX and Esparanza, TX). We are a heavy-civil construction company with projects underway across North America. Barnard is ranked by Engineering News-Record , a leading construction industry periodical, as one of the nation’s Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation, power transmission and distribution, tunneling, inland marine, oil, gas, utility, and sewer and water pipeline projects. We offer competitive wages, 401(k)s, a generous health plan, and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company. Barnard’s people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At Barnard, we build the riskiest, most difficult, complex jobs we can find and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities.

Requirements

Use of Non-Electric & Electronic det system experience required
Understanding of shot timing and layout
Read instructions and diagrams, layout drill pattern and determine depth and diameter of blast holes
Minimum 2 years of experience

Responsibilities

Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
Ability to exert heavy physical effort, handling average weight objects up to 50 pounds
Ability to kneel, stoop, crouch, balance, climb or crawl
Ability to correctly rig and hoist material
Ability to tolerate heights without fear
Ability to maintain balance
Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time, reach for, handle, and manipulate items and to work in extreme weather conditions (cold and wet)
Able to work long, irregular and varied hours, 50 to 70 hours per week
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Ability to safely and effectively perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal , state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.