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REEVES | Pipe Layer - Savannah, GA

Colas Canada, Garden City, Georgia, United States

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Company Overview Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas, has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since the company’s founding in 1923. Reeves is a complete heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meeting the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military market. Reeves prides itself on high company standards of safety, ethics, and performance. To learn more about Reeves visit www.reevescc.com. Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.

Mission Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking experienced

Pipe Layers

to be based out of our

Savannah ,

GA

location. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Adhere to Reeves Construction Company safety programs to ensure a safe work environment

Shovel work around trenches

Lifting pipe and operating compaction devices

Locate and avoid underground utilities

Ability to understand and interpret grade information

Read and interpret grade instruments (example: rules, grade rods, carpenter levels and lasers)

Ability to work and operate equipment in a safe and consistent manner

Willingness to work nights and weekends

Must have a basic knowledge of soil types, trenching and shoring

Must be able to work independently and carry out detailed instructions

Must provide own transportation to and from work

Physical Demands and Work Environment Must be able to climb in and out of trenches multiple times per day. Must be able to work in trench for several hours without stopping. Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment. Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions. Must be able to perform manual duties and lift up to 60 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee is routinely exposed to moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must have 2 years of experience as a Pipe Layer in a similar industry.

Education and Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Benefits and Compensation Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.

Must be at least 18 years of age. This Organization Participates in E-Verify. Drug-Free Workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying, complete any part of the application process, or access the online application process, please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com.

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