Get ready to grow with us!

Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a Laborer - Set up & Pour to join our Northwest Pipe team in Tracy, CA.

We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Bonus Potential (2x per year)
• Up to $2,500 per year Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety

Our Values

• Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
• Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
• Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.

About the Job

Perform general manual labor tasks including loading, unloading, lifting, moving materials and cleanup.

Essential Functions & Major Responsibilities

• Assist in a variety of functions with manual labor tasks as needed.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Work under immediate supervision.
• Perform other work related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all Northwest Pipe Company’s policies and procedures.
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Education/Experience

Previous manual work experience in a heavy, basic industry. Experience with hand tools, such as shovels, sledgehammers; chipping guns, impact wrenches, etc., is preferred, but not required.

Full list of anticipated physical demands for this position and detail on our work environment is available on our application portal. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successful passing of a drug test and background check.

Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIORMENT:

Physical Activity:

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Requirements:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Standing/Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and /or hands and arms.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Positions self to
• Kneeling / Crouching : Positions self to kneeling.
• Crawling: Moving about.
• Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to tools.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.

Vison Requirements:

The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform and activity such as: operating machines such lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as ones by carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Close vision ( 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision ( 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Peripheral Vision: (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth Perception: (three-dimensional vision, ability, to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.)

Weather conditions:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• Both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside.
• Extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but necessarily from temperature changes
• Atmospheric conditions: Once or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, orders, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
• Oils: There is air and / or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• Required to wear a respirator.
• The worker is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas could cause claustrophobia.

Noise Levels:

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Loud noise
• Very loud

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Moderate noise

Supervision Received:

Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work within established policies and procedures and receives detailed instructions on new projects and assignments.