Overview and Essential Functions

Looking for your next career move in one of the largest growing industries in the country? Kanaan Communications is hiring full-time Telecommunication Construction Equipment Operators. Our Equipment Operators safely and effectively run a variety of equipment used for the installation, repair and maintenance of underground telecommunications utilities.

What will you do?

• Safely and efficiently operate trenching or digging equipment on various jobsites: Plow, Backhoe/Excavator, Rock Saw, Dozer/Lead Tractor, Tractor Trailer (Moving Equipment/Haul Water)

• Install and maintain underground fiber optic and other telecommunications cabling service lines

• Restore and/or landscape disturbed areas of the jobsite

• Dig pits, trenches and potholes as directed by job plan including when crossing utilities either by hand and or by use of appropriate mechanical tools

• Site set-up and clean-up

• Load and unload tools, materials and equipment

• Set up safety perimeter using signage, cones and safety barriers (may include traffic direction)

Qualifications

• Must be experienced with Digging/trenching equipment and understand their capabilities and limitations

• Ability to follow instructions

• Basic ability to use small tools/hand tools.

• Ability to read and understand work orders, safety rules and operating instructions

• Must have a valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record - Unrestricted Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement strongly preferred

• Must have good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Must be very safety conscientious

• Must be able to effectively communicate with crew, customers and vendors

• May be required to work overtime: after regular business hours, weekends, or be on emergency on-call as needed

• Travel may be required

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous construction experience or utility construction experienced

• Ability to read prints and interpret utility maps to identify the type and size of underground utilities

  Physical Requirements:

• Climb into and out of equipment (trucks, cars, backhoes, trenchers, etc.)

• Must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs regularly and up to 100 LBS as needed with or without assistance

• Duties outlined in this position will require the employee to stand, crouch, sit, bend, use hands and fingers to handle or feel as well as reaching with hands and arms to spaces both high and low. The employee will be standing, walking, climbing, balancing, crawling, crouching, lifting, holding or stooping while on shift

• Ability to work while wearing safety boots, safety glasses and hardhat

• Remote work may be required - long driving and sitting will be required in these instances

• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions which can include but is not limited to: extreme heat and cold temperatures; inclement weather such as wind, rain, snow, sleet and dust as well as adverse driving conditions including wet roads, icy roads, and fog

• Specific vision abilities required to perform this job include but are not limited to: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus potentially near and/or far as needed

• Employees in this job classification may be exposed to dust, fumes or other airborne pathogens

Benefits and Company Summary

What Kanaan offers:

• Opportunity to work in a growing company

• Competitive Pay and weekly paychecks

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans

• Life Insurance

• Long & Short Term Disability

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Employee Monthly Stock Investment Plan

• Educational Reimbursement

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Savings Account

• Cigna Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Legal Insurance Plan

• SurgeryPlus service

• Teladoc System

  Who we are:

  Kanaan Communications, LLC provides a wide range of services to telecommunications providers including engineering services; outside plant construction (Aerial/Underground); plant maintenance; network upgrades including node splits, fiber & coax splicing, and activation/certification work. Kanaan has a specialized power supply team providing maintenance, capital improvements, and on-demand services. Join the Kanaan Communications Team!

EEO

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.