196 - Kent Piledrivers & Divers

Pile drivers expertly and efficiently drive steel, concrete, or wood piling into the earth during the early stages of construction. This crucial work ensures that structures are stable, well-supported, and built to last.

Professional Pile Drivers, or Pile-Driver operators, maneuver huge construction machinery to drive metal, concrete, or wood piling into the earth during the early stages of construction. Many large structures depend on pilings for support, including bridges, building foundations, piers, and retaining walls. As a result, Pile Drivers are often some of the first workers on a construction project. They use hoists to lift pilings into position, then use pile-drivers-think very large hammers- to drive those pilings deep into the earth, often 50 feet deep or further. Pilings are driven into the soil until they reach a hard stone layer that can provide adequate support for construction. In addition to operating equipment, many Pile Drivers assume responsibility for performing routine maintenance and minor repairs on the equipment they use. Accordingly, they work with a large variety of hand and power tools, pneumatic equipment, rigging and hoisting equipment, and torches and welders. If you like working outside with large equipment, heavy materials-and sometimes under extreme weather conditions- then you’ll like the Hard occupation of the Pile driver.