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General Summary
The Pump Tech is an entry level role primarily responsible for assisting with large water pump installation tasks and performing routine mechanical work. Job requires ability to travel overnight when needed and clean driving record.
Essential Job Accountabilities
- Ensure adherence to all safety and quality procedures to maintain a safe and efficient work environment
- Lift and move pipe and pump components weighing up to 50 lbs., and assist with lifting components up to 100 lbs. to support operational needs
- Operate and maintain service trucks, cranes, boom trucks, generators, engines, pumps, and other equipment used on water pumping sites to ensure reliable and efficient operation
- Collaborate with the crew and work independently to accomplish tasks to achieve project goals and deadlines
- Maintain accurate records of time, materials, and other required paperwork to ensure proper documentation and accountability
- Assist in the installation, troubleshooting, and repair of water pumps to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime
- Load and unload trucks with equipment and materials to facilitate smooth logistics and operations
- Transport equipment between sites and set up for jobs to ensure timely and efficient project execution
- Collect and accurately label water samples for analysis to ensure precise and reliable data collection
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support overall team objectives and project success
Education
- High school diploma or GED
Work Experience
- Construction site experience or similar outdoor industry experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Able to work in small teams successfully
- Must be mechanically inclined, experience with hydraulic pumps a plus
- Must be dependable and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs occasionally
- Must be able to stand for 10–12-hour shifts
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a small hand tools. The employee must be able to walk on uneven, bare ground surfaces in all weather conditions. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or push/pull up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Requirements/Skills
- Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
- Ability and willingness to abide by company code of conduct on a daily basis
- Must be able to travel and be away from home for up to 2 weeks at a time
- Must have clean driving record and a valid driver’s license
- CDL license – Class A or B, is a plus but not required
- Must be able to work Safe and follow directions
About Granite Construction Incorporated
Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
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Notice to Staffing Agencies
Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.
