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Position Title: Aerial Ground Hand & Underground (UG) Ground Hand
Location: Savannah, GA
Pay: Based on Production
Employment Type: Direct Hire
These entry-level positions provide critical support to linemen and construction crews in the installation, maintenance, and repair of aerial or underground telecommunications infrastructure. Ground Hands perform a variety of manual labor tasks, including handling materials, operating tools, assisting with conduit and cable placement, and ensuring safe and efficient job site operations.
Key Qualifications:
-Ability to take direction and follow instructions from supervisors
-Ability to work effectively in a team environment
-Strong communication skills using radios, verbal commands, and hand signals
-Must be able to lift and carry materials of all shapes and sizes, weighing 40 to 90 pounds
-Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, crouch, and crawl for extended periods
-Must be able to work in various weather conditions and environments, including heights and confined spaces
-Must be able to ascend and descend ladders for aerial work or work in trenches and underground vaults for UG roles
-Must be able to wear required safety gear, including boots, safety glasses, gloves, hardhat, and high-visibility clothing
-Identifies unsafe conditions and takes appropriate action
-High school diploma or equivalent
Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
-Assists linemen and crew members with loading, unloading, staging, and preparing tools, materials, and equipment at each job site
-Performs manual labor, such as digging trenches, setting up traffic control, cutting brush, tamping, and moving materials
-Supports aerial crews by preparing poles, assisting with equipment operation, and ensuring proper cable placement
-Assists underground crews by placing conduits, pulling cables, and operating trenchers, boring machines, and hydro vacs
-Helps identify and mark underground utilities when required
-Ensures work areas are kept clean and organized at all times
-Drives a company-provided vehicle from the yard to the job site and back
-Performs other duties as assigned
Broadstaff, LLC., provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification protected by federal, state or local laws.