Job Details

Pay Rate: $34.72

Centuri companies consider several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Who We Are

Join the leader in underground pipeline construction and get yourself a solid career with solid pay! Take the firststep on a clear path to career advancement. Join us - we have work for the next hundred years.

NPL Heavy Equipment Operators are assigned to construction crews working to install or replace natural gaspipelines underground. Your duties involve physically demanding construction general labor while operatingspecialized vehicles and earth movers. Operators use a variety of equipment and machinery to safely move earth,equipment, tools and materials to and from construction sites.

What You'll Do

• Safely operate heavy equipment such as: skidsteer, backhoe, trencher, paver, dozer, milling saw, road grater,hydro-excavator, HDD, track hoe and more
• Load and unload equipment and materials
• Daily pre-shift vehicle and equipment inspections; maintain daily log
• Perform regular maintenance/cleaning on assigned vehicles and equipment
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisors

What You'll Have

• Proven record of safely operating an excavator, dozer, and/or articulated truck is required
• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred
• Valid Commercial Driver's License class A (CDL A) is required
• Skill to operate equipment in close proximity to workers and underground utilities
• Possess a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
• Desire to learn and commitment to working safely

What You'll Get

• Join the Largest Natural Gas Distribution Contractor in the United States
• Weekly Payroll
• Paid, on-the-job training: natural gas distribution, utility excavation, safety
• 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
• Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card
• Join and maintain Union membership

Our Commitment to Opportunity

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.