Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting, drilling to break rock is not all that we do! Our Foundation Services Group works on bridge foundations, deep excavations, tunnels, transmission lines, wind towers and more to install specialty foundation components including micropiles, tiebacks, rock anchors, shotcrete, & soil nails.

As a majority Employee-Owned company, we provide a unique and generous array of benefits including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and company matched 401(k). In addition to health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, we also offer training and development opportunities. The sky is the limit, come rock your career at MD&B!

Our core values of Integrity, Ownership, Innovation and Accountability provide a firm cultural foundation as we relate to customers and each other as we Make it Happen!

If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

About The Opportunity

*Starting pay will vary based on experience (includes stipends for travel).

Do you have experience in construction? Do you want to learn the deep foundation & geotechnical drilling industry with a stable, growing, majority employee-owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you! Must be able to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Foreman or Drill Operators. Individuals must be safety-minded, hold a high level of common sense, and be able to work well outdoors in varying weather environments. Out of town/state travel within New England region (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY) will be required approximately 75% of time.

Responsibilities

• Ability to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendent & Foreman
• Must adhere to company safety procedures and policies
• Ability to take direction and perform construction laboring activities
• Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment
• Ability to learn drilling terminology and functions of equipment. Must be able to understand drill depth requirements and project specific hole tolerance to meet specifications
• Inventory permanent material and drill accessories, understand cost of accessories and drill tooling
• Communicate changing conditions encountered during drilling or in site terrain to Foreman
• Understand field accounting system, accurately complete and submit timely paperwork including equipment inspection reports, drill logs, and timecard
• Physical agility
• Participate in meetings as needed: Daily Heads-Up, Job Specific Safety Meetings
• Complete Driller I training within designated period
• Maintain clean and organize job site
• Demonstrates a commitment to the “Safety First” mantra throughout the Company
• Responsibilities outside of operating drill rig will be required; general construction laboring activities, operating cement mixing equipment, operating all-terrain lull or man-lift based on project specific needs

About You

Qualifications

• Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, etc.)
• Valid drivers license with good driving record and access to reliable transportation (out of town/state travel required)
• Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation
• Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems desired
• Must successfully pass ATF screenings
• Experience with construction labor and heavy equipment preferred
• Ability to learn and develop skills to later perform higher level tasks

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform essential functions of the position
• Position requires proficiency to work at a steady pace on uneven and loose surfaces outside
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs occasionally, 5% of time
• Ability to lift 50lbs, 50% of the time
• Stooping and bending 60 – 70% of the time

But honestly, this is not the only blueprint for success at MD&B. Dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, integrity, honesty, and responsibility are key indicators for us in any candidate interested in joining our world class team. Our team members are good communicators, highly competitive (we want to win!), and work together effectively to get the job done!

Check out this webpage to learn more about the Foundation Services Group:

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Skeptical about advancement opportunities? Check out these videos:

Dan (CEO) talks about career advancement opportunities:

Does this sound like you? If it does, then go ahead and hit that APPLY button because we cannot wait to meet you!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Tags

Permanent employment, For contractors, Traineeship,

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