Horizontal Directional Drilling Machine Operator/ Locator

Job Description

Position Overview: Traf-Tex, Inc. is seeking a skilled and experienced Directional Drill Operator to join our team. This position involves operating directional drilling equipment to install conduit and cable innerducts. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and the ability to work in various field conditions and various locations.

Job Responsibilities:

Drilling: Operate and maintain directional drilling equipment. Monitor the equipment, maintain and manage the ground crew in a safe manner. Setup equipment on the jobsite and execute work plans. Assist with and contribute to job-site clean up and material handling when not operating the drill rig.

Pre-Drilling Surveys: Conduct pre-drilling surveys to determine the appropriate drilling path and identify potential obstacles or hazards. Evaluate ground conditions, equipment setup positions, spatial needs for all trucks, equipment and crew.

Utility Location: Ensure all utilities in the construction path are located and accounted for before drilling.

Equipment Maintenance: Perform regular maintenance on drilling equipment, including fluid checks and visual inspections. Provide written inspection reports as needed for any issues or necessary repairs.

Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety regulations and company policies to ensure a safe work environment for yourself and your crew members.

Documentation: Maintain accurate records of drilling activities, including daily logs and equipment maintenance reports.

Communication: Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, and customers to ensure drilling and project requirements are met.

Training: Provide training and assistance to coworkers as needed.

Work Site Conditions: Jobsites are located at various construction jobsites. The nature of this business will require travel and work out of town for various time periods.

Requirements – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

Physical Abilities:

Strength: Ability to lift and/or carry up to 75 lbs. multiple times during a work shift.

Endurance: Capable of working at a sustained pace and producing quality work for long periods.

Flexibility: Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, walk on uneven surfaces, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, and push/pull.

Environmental Tolerance: Ability to work outside in all types of environmental conditions, including adverse weather.

Safety Compliance: Ability to identify and correct unsafe conditions and comply with drug/alcohol-free policies.

Medical Requirements: This is a safety sensitive position, with required drug screenings.

Qualifications:

Experience: 5+ years experience required. Previous experience in foundation drilling and slurry method drilling is preferred. Proven experience as a Directional Drill Rig Operator. Knowledge of different drilling methods and techniques. References preferred.

Skills:

Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to operate heavy equipment. Ability to read and understand plans. Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve machine-related issues, and on site and quickly.

Strong communication skills are required. On a daily basis, the ability to coordinate work and communicate with crew members, outside vendors/subcontractors, general contractor, customers and inspectors at or near a job site is crucial.

Licenses: Valid Driver’s License is preferred.

Work Ethic: Strong work ethic, excellent attendance, and accountability for conduct. Available for flexible scheduling, including overtime and weekend shifts.

Teamwork: Ability to work well independently and as part of a teamCompany Description

We have been in business since October of 1990, and incorporated in April of 1999. Since our inception we have catered to the growing technical needs of our customers. We have been contracting for traffic signal system installations as well as Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), roadway lighting and traffic control systems in and around the Texas area since September of 1999. Our staff has over one hundred and sixty years of experience installing traffic signal systems and extensive experience in all the fields mentioned. We have completed numerous projects of all types of work in and around the Houston area ranging in price from thousands of dollars to several million. Projects have been completed as being a general contractor and as well as a sub-contractor to major roadway contractors.

We specializes in the installation and maintenance of Intelligent Traffic Management Systems and is one of the top contractors in that area of expertise in the country. Our headquarters are in the heart of the city and can quickly mobilize in order to minimize down time for our customers. Our technicians and electricians are train in all standard areas and specialize with fiber optic systems, ATM, Changeable Message Signs (CMS), Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) ramp meters, CCTV, Video Image Vehicle Detection Systems (VIVDS), inductive loop vehicle detection, vehicle radar detections, traffic signal maintenance, roadway lighting, large roadway signs and various other specialty items.

Full-time