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Kanaan Communications, LLC ISP Foreman in Portland, Oregon

Overview and Essential Functions

Sign-on Bonus Available! The ISP Foreman must have experience in the following: right of way infrastructure placement, system service point installation, pulling cable and fiber optic lines, placing conduit, running EMT, changing out underground and vault pedestals, digging trenches by hand or with excavator, running drop wires through commercial properties including conduits and ceiling, molding, and EMT. Must have the ability to read cable TV prints and maps. Candidates must be capable of working in all temperatures, climates, and weather conditions. We offer competitive pay and an extensive benefits package.

What you’ll do…

  • Supervise all operations to ensure that all construction operations are completed in accordance with customer and industry specifications. This includes ensuring that all employees working on a project are working safely and productively.

  • Provide OJT training for employees working under your direction on construction practices and methods to ensure a safe and productive work environment.

  • Backhoe and horizontal drill experience around utilities.

  • Assign daily production to in-house and subcontract laborers and crews.

  • Requisition, assign, and track materials needed for the daily operations.

  • Perform daily field inspection of construction operations to ensure work is being completed in compliance with project specifications and monitor safe work practices.

  • Resolve complaints with property owners in areas where our personnel are working.

  • Review daily production reports, material usage sheets, keep track of work hours, complete and maintain accurate \"as-built maps\" for areas built.

  • Reconcile all issued parts and materials daily to ensure accurate material usage counts.

  • Verify submitted Daily Production Reports for accuracy and approve recorded production for billing purposes.

  • Willingness to work shifts as assigned, including weekends and daily overtime when necessary.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for…

  • Possess a valid driver’s license (class \"C\" minimum) or be eligible and willing to obtain the required license for the position (possibly class \"B\" - light commercial)

  • Capable of working in all temperatures, climates, and weather conditions.

  • Provide verifiable evidence of experience in CATV construction field and prior supervisory experience in construction or related field.

  • Able to perform the physical tasks required in this position for the entire assigned shift.

  • Standing - 6 to 8 hours daily

  • Walking - 4 to 6 hours daily

  • Climbing - 0 to 2 hours daily

  • Bending/Twisting - 0 to 2 hours daily

  • Pushing/Pulling - 0 to 2 hours daily

  • Repetitive Motion (grasping, manipulation) - 0 to 2 hours daily

  • Lifting (weights up to 100 lbs.) - occasionally

  • Lift & Carry (weights of 50 to 60 lbs.) - occasionally

Benefits and Company Summary

What you’ll get…

  • Competitive Pay

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

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Retirement Savings Plan (401K) with company matching.

  • Stock purchase plan

  • Short- & Long-Term Disability

  • Supplemental Life and ADD&D Insurance

  • Paid Holidays & Vacation (PTO)

    Who we are…

    Texstar Enterprises, Inc. (\"Texstar\") provides project management, construction, and maintenance services for telecommunications providers in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States. We offer a turnkey solution for network deployment that encompasses every aspect of aerial and underground line construction and all associated maintenance.

    Headquartered in Selma, Texas. Texstar has been delivering reliable, cost-effective solutions to leading telecommunication providers across the country since 1989. We are fully committed to providing a safe work environment for our employees and continuously strive to exceed the expectations of our customers.

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 )

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