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Building Connection.
Building Your Career.

We've been putting pipeline, broadband, cable and fiber in the ground across Arkansas since 1972, bridging the digital divide one mile at a time. The crews who do it learn a trade they keep for life.

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Family owned since 1972 Conway, Arkansas HQ Paid training on most field crews

Lasting partnerships with

AT&T Verizon Level 3 Uniti
Since 1972

A company you join.
A trade you keep.

From bringing the first telephone service to isolated rural Arkansas communities in the 1970s to deploying fiber-to-the-home today, we bridge the digital divide by bringing modern infrastructure to areas that have been left behind.

Fifty-plus years of that work adds up to something a new hire can feel on day one: the work doesn't dry up in November, the foreman training you learned it from someone who's been here twenty years, and the skill you pick up on a Klaasmeyer crew (boring, splicing, locating, operating) belongs to you for the rest of your career.

Klaasmeyer Construction Company, Inc. is a privately owned and operated leader in the South-Central telecommunications contracting industry. We've built lasting partnerships with AT&T, Verizon, Level 3, Uniti, and other regional providers through our commitment to quality, safety and reliability.

50+Years Experience
100K+Miles Built
24/7Emergency Response
50+Customers Served
Licensed & Insured Safety-First On-Time Delivery
TL;DR

Why should I work here?

Starting at $15.50/hr

Competitive wages with growth opportunities, and a real pay step at every rung of the field ladder.

Real benefits

Medical, dental and vision from day 31. A 401(k) with a 4% company match, paid holidays and PTO, per-diem on travel jobs, and company-paid CDL and certifications.

Career Growth

Training and advancement opportunities. Most of our foremen and superintendents started as laborers.

Grab your hard hat.

Field work is physical and it's early. It's also the fastest way to learn a trade that pays. Watch a full shift with a Klaasmeyer crew, sunrise tailgate to last locate flag.

  • 6:00 AM

    Yard & tailgate

    Load conduit and hand tools, walk the day's scope, and run the safety briefing. Every crew starts with one.

  • 7:00 AM

    Locates & setup

    Confirm the 811 tickets, mark existing utilities, set traffic control, and stake the bore path.

  • 8:00 AM

    In the ground

    Directional drilling, trenching, hand digging around live utilities, pulling conduit and setting pedestals.

  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch on the truck

    Thirty minutes, then back at it. Water and shade are non-negotiable in an Arkansas July.

  • 3:30 PM

    Splice, test, restore

    Fiber gets spliced and tested, and the customer gets their yard back the way we found it.

  • 5:00 PM

    Roll up

    Equipment secured, timecards in, tomorrow's scope set. Overtime is available and it's paid.

The CARE Standard

Four words we hire, train, and promote on.

Every crew is measured the same way, from a first-week laborer to a superintendent. Each quarter, crew members nominate the people who best show one of them, and we tell their story here.

Commitment

The CARE Standard

You finish the mile. Weather, mud and a bad bore don't change what we promised the customer.

"We were three days into a bore under the creek when the rain hit. I could have called it, but the customer's cutover was Monday. We rotated crews, kept the mud pumps running, and finished Sunday night. Their date mattered to them, so it mattered to us."
Marcus Bell HDD Operator · Conway Peer nominated

Accountability

The CARE Standard

You call your own near-miss. Nobody gets written up for stopping work over a safety concern.

"I stopped the whole crew when the locate marks did not match what I was seeing in the ground. Turned out there was an unmarked gas line a foot off the bore path. Nobody gave me grief for the delay. Around here, calling it is the right move, every time."
Renee Alvarez Field Operations · Statewide Foreman nominated

Respect

The CARE Standard

For the homeowner's yard, the utility beside your bore, and the person next to you on the crew.

"A homeowner emailed after we left and said her yard looked better than before we dug it up. That is the standard. I had two new laborers with me that week, and I made sure they saw why we take the extra hour to put a site back right."
Dwayne Foster Field Operations · Central Arkansas Peer nominated

Excellence

The CARE Standard

Locate flags straight, conduit at depth, splice loss in spec. Done right the first time beats fast.

"My splice logs are something I am proud of. Every fiber tested, every reading recorded, so the next crew and the customer know exactly what they are getting. Clean work in the ground and clean paperwork behind it. That is the whole job, not half of it."
Cole Whitfield Locator · Central Arkansas Leadership nominated

Hiring this way is why the work holds up.

The same standard that decides who we promote decides who shows up on your job site. Crews are trained in house, nominated by their peers, and held to CARE on every mile, which is why AT&T, Verizon, Level 3 and Uniti keep sending us work. See our construction services →

Safety

Everyone goes home
the way they came.

Safety is not a poster on the wall here. It is the first thing on every job, every day, and the biggest reason crews stay and clients keep sending us work.

  • A documented safety briefing before the first shovel, every single shift
  • Stop-work authority for everyone on the crew, no questions asked
  • OSHA 10 and 30 training, paid for by the company
  • Drug-free workplace with daily equipment and vehicle checks

Figures shown are illustrative for this prototype.

0.71EMR, below the 1.0 industry benchmark
0.94TRIR, well under the construction average
640days since our last lost-time incident
1.4Mfield hours worked in the last year
Veterans

Your MOS maps
to this mission.

Military experience with heavy equipment, logistics and safety discipline translates directly onto our field and fleet teams.

If you drove an M915 semi, ran a 12B route under load, or maintained comms as a 25U signal specialist, you already have the discipline and situational awareness our foremen look for. Tell a recruiter your MOS and we'll match it to the right opening.

Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) that carry straight over

12B Combat Engineer
25U Signal Support
27T PLS Operator
91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
15T Blackhawk Mechanic
US service member in the field Military helicopters in flight Military transport vehicles

Start with a shovel.
Leave with a trade.
Or better yet, stay.

We would rather promote than hire. This ladder is the ordinary route at Klaasmeyer, not the exception, and it is built for people who share our values and want to build a career here, not just take a job. Each rung is a real pay step with training attached, and the company pays for the certifications. Tap a rung to see the seat.

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      Unanswered questions?

      The things field applicants actually ask, answered straight.

      Do I need construction experience?

      Not for most field roles. Laborer and Field Employee positions are entry points. We train on the job, and the people teaching you came up the same way. Operator and HDD seats do require verifiable rig time.

      What does it pay, and how often do I get paid?

      Field roles start at $15.50/hr with competitive wages and growth opportunities, and every rung on the career ladder is a real pay step.

      Will I have to travel?

      Most of our work is in Arkansas and you'll be home most nights. When a project takes a crew out of state, lodging and per diem are covered.

      What's the schedule?

      Field crews typically start at 6:00 AM and work a full day, with overtime available and paid. Storm and outage response can mean nights or weekends. That work is voluntary and premium-rated.

      What licensing do I need, and do you sponsor a CDL?

      A valid driver's license and clean MVR for most field roles. Locator certification is paid for by the company. CDL sponsorship is available for operators and drivers who want one.

      What does the hiring process look like?

      Apply through the portal, a recruiter calls within a few business days, then an in-person interview at the Conway yard. Field roles include a DOT physical and a drug screen before a start date is set.

      Do you hire veterans?

      Actively. Military experience with heavy equipment, logistics and safety discipline maps directly onto our field and fleet teams, and we'll help translate an MOS into the right opening.

      How seriously do you take safety?

      It comes first, every day. Every crew runs a documented safety briefing before the first shovel, and the rule is simple: anyone can stop the work over a safety concern and be backed up for it. New hires are trained on it from week one, and we do not cut corners to hit a schedule.

      Commitment Accountability Respect Excellence

      Ready when you are

      Build connection.
      Build your career.

      Ten minutes to apply. A recruiter calls within a few business days. Bring a work history and a willingness to learn. We'll handle the rest.

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      501.327.7860 careers@klaasmeyer.com