Team Member Expectations
Pipe Layer
Team member is responsible for the proper installation of underground utilities
Mission Statement:
To deliver the highest quality project that exceeds the expectations of our partners while ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and professional development of our team members.
Values:
As Sanford Contractors team members we are:
- Guided by the Golden Rule
- Accountable
- Relationship focused
- Prepared
- Driven
Core Competencies:
- Effective communication skills; must be able to understand and speak English
- Working knowledge of all applicable OSHA standards
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Willingness to react to changes in priorities
Core Duties:
- Lay out pipe routes, following written instructions or blueprints, and coordinating layouts with supervisors.
- Operate mechanized equipment such as pickup trucks, rollers, tandem dump trucks, front-end loaders, and backhoes.
- Grade and level trench bases, using tamping machines and hand tools.
- Align and position pipes to prepare them for welding or sealing.
- Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools.
- Install and repair sanitary and stormwater sewer structures and pipe systems. Be a mentor to laborers by teaching them proper techniques of pipe installation
- Be punctual, dependable and professional at all times
- Work with cost effectiveness, profitability and safety in mind
- Lead by example
- Lead the safety effort by recognizing and correcting hazards as soon as they are present
- Arrive at work prior to designated work start time
- Attend daily safety and project coordination meeting
- Ensure that pipe is installed properly to avoid leaks and on the correct grade
- Install and remove safety devices required for work operations
- Assist in unloading delivered construction materials
- Assist in locating existing utilities to avoid damage
- Keep track of tools during work hours
- Communicate time away from work with your team leader and other team members with sufficient notice to make plans for changing personnel to focus on the priorities
- Willingness to work hours as required
Education/Training/Certification:
- OSHA Training
- Trenching and Excavation Competent Person
- Rigger
- Flagger
- First Aid and CPR
- Sanford Contractors is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Job ID: 484676368
Originally Posted on: 7/10/2025