Natural Gas Technician
About The Position
A Natural Gas Technician performs general labor on construction sites, including preparing work areas, handling materials, digging trenches, installing underground natural gas lines, compacting earth, and removing hazards. The role supports craft workers and equipment operators, helps maintain alignment and grade, and performs cleanup while following safety policies and procedures. Technicians move between jobs as projects progress and may be assigned other light duties by supervisors. The work is physically demanding and takes place outdoors in changing weather, noise, vibration, and job-hazard conditions. Long hours and day, night, or weekend shifts may be required as needed.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Display a willing attitude to learn from others.
- Possess a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Focus on working safely near heavy equipment and underground utilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work.
- Able and willing to work long hours, including day, night, and weekend shifts as needed, and outside normal hours.
- Able to walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, and crouch, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
- Able to work outdoors in changing weather, noise, vibration, and job-hazard conditions.
- Ability to perform physical labor and other strenuous physical tasks.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Vocational training strongly desired.
- Education and/or work-related credentials from a secondary or post-secondary educational system, such as Precision Exams or NOCTE, receive preferred interview status.
Responsibilities
- Prepare construction sites by clearing obstacles and hazards.
- Use equipment, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools safely and efficiently.
- Measure and mark pipes for cutting.
- Load and unload construction materials, pipe, and equipment.
- Dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel using tools such as picks, rakes, and shovels.
- Dig up existing pipes and lines.
- Prepare ground trenches for pipes and utility lines.
- Use chains, slings, or guide wires to rig pipes, trench boxes, and slide rail shoring systems.
- Guide pipes and shoring devices into place while assisting equipment operators.
- Join, wrap, seal, and bed sections of underground pipe.
- Remove, fill, or compact earth.
- Assist with establishing alignment and grade using grade stakes and lasers.
- Coordinate other activities in the excavation as directed.
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate machinery alignment, movement, and adjustment to grade specifications.
- Work safely around heavy equipment and people.
- Produce high-quality work safely and productively.
- Assist craft workers.
- Perform cleanup related to the work.
- Comply with safety policies, procedures, and standards.
- Move from job to job as projects progress.
- Perform other light duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
