Material Handler

5 Star Electric, LLC

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Peak Utility Infrastructure is an integrated engineering and construction company that serves the Electric, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications industries. We provide a full suite of engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance services, including repair, replacement, maintenance, and installation of natural gas, telecommunications, and electric infrastructure through our operating subsidiaries: SiteWise, Kelly Cable, Riley Brothers, 5 Star Electric, Superior Hydrovac and Superior Pipeline Services. The Material Handler assists line crew or network crew members by working on the ground, handing tools and heavy materials to workers. This role involves retrieving and transporting materials, including poles, tools, and hardware to various crews as assigned. When on a crew/jobsite, the material handler may also be asked to dig holes and pad ditches, and perform other similar work in connection with the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground power lines. Material Handlers are responsible for their own safety and are expected to learn and follow all company guidelines and safety procedures, reporting any accidents or potential safety hazards immediately to the Foreman.

Requirements

Requires good mechanical and electrical aptitude
Requires good communication skills
Requires a valid commercial driver’s license.
Complete OSHA 10hr Safety Training Program within 60 days.
Must be able to work outdoors in diverse terrain and in all weather conditions.
Physical capabilities required to safely operate a motor vehicle and equipment, in all driving conditions.
Possesses sight, strength and coordination necessary to safely and effectively operate heavy and light equipment and tools.
Duties entail full-body exertion, strenuous lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
Must have ability for frequent travel on needed training requirements and potential for overtime including storm work.
High School Diploma or GED
1 Year of Construction Experience
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment.
Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Nice To Haves

electricity training helpful

Responsibilities

Assist line crew or network crew members by working on the ground, handing tools and heavy materials to workers.
Retrieve and transport materials, including poles, tools and hardware to various crews as assigned.
Dig holes and pad ditches, and to perform other similar work in connection with the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground power lines.
Report any and all accidents to the Foreman immediately and to make the Foreman aware of any known potential safety hazards that may exist.
Ensure the safety of his fellow crew members by following all safety guidelines.
Retrieves and delivers materials from customer staging areas and warehouses and delivers those materials (including poles) to the crews working on the jobsites.
Passes tools to line crew or network crew members by acting as a general helper on the ground. Handles cables, conduit and other materials as directed. Glues conduits together.
Assists in setting transformers.
Assists line crew with setting poles by shoveling or piking; fills anchor holes.
Clears undergrowth from right-of-way by using hand tools or saws. Piles debris to clear path.
Performs general clean-up of job sites following completion of work.
Positions reels of electric cable beside trenches and lays heavy residential underground distribution (URD) cables in ditches and pads by shoveling fine sand around cable.
Assists network crew top man with lowering and raising molten metals and other heavy materials to the cable splicer working below in the vault.
Operates roto hammer to access vaults.
Notifies customers of impending disruption of service while lines are under repair.
Flags traffic to protect employees and the public from injury.
May assist as directed in operating jackhammer or digging bars to break concrete or rocks.
May drive 3/4-ton or 1-ton pickup truck to job site or to obtain supplies.
Performs other duties as assigned. Job duties are subject to change as directed by management.