Pump Tech

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General Summary

The Pump Tech is an entry level role primarily responsible for assisting with water pump installation tasks and performing routine mechanical work. This position is mainly outside work and sometimes requires overnight travel.

Essential Job Accountabilities

Assist in the installation, troubleshooting, and repair of water pumps to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime

Drive equipment to job sites

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

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

Ensure adherence to all safety and quality procedures to maintain a safe and efficient work environment

Perform additional duties as assigned to support overall team objectives and project success

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL A or B a plus

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 able to travel overnight for up to 2 weeks at a time, as job sites vary across the nation

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 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 preferred

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.