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title: 'OSP Telecommunications Directional Driller at Distro'
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# OSP Telecommunications Directional Driller at Distro

- **Company:** Distro
- **Location:** Reno, NV
- **Compensation:** $38–$40/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/distro/6420e161-0ae3-4672-a156-86d82fb23c87

## Job description

Job Title: OSP Telecommunications Directional Driller Client Overview:

- Client Name: SimpleHire. Company overview not provided; a brief summary can be added when client details are available. Similar Job Titles:
- Telecommunications Driller
- OSP Telecommunications Directional Driller
- Directional Driller Location (Primary):
- Boise, Idaho
- Reno, Nevada
- Las Vegas, Nevada Salary:
- HDD Directional Drill Operator: $38.00 - $39.00 per hour
- HDD Directional Drill Foreman: $40.00 per hour starting pay
- Additional Compensation:
- Union position
- Potential union benefits package (based on local union agreement) Required Experience:
- Prior experience operating Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) equipment
- Experience installing underground conduit and utility lines
- Experience working in underground utility construction environments
- Foreman experience:
- Previous crew leadership or supervisory experience
- Ability to coordinate daily work activities and oversee field crews
- Industry experience in:
- Underground utility construction
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Fiber optic installation
- Gas utility construction
- Electric utility construction Requirements (Must-Haves):
- Driver's license
- Prior HDD operating experience
- Ability to join the union as a condition of employment
- Ability to pass a drug screen
- Ability to pass a background check
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to lift heavy materials and perform physically demanding work
- Strong safety mindset
- Team-oriented attitude
- Reliable transportation and attendance Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience operating:
- Vermeer drill rigs
- Ditch Witch drill rigs
- American Augers drill rigs
- Fiber optic construction experience
- Telecom construction experience
- Gas utility construction experience
- Electric utility construction experience
- Ability to read bore plans
- Ability to read construction blueprints/prints
- Previous Foreman or crew leadership experience Benefits:
- Benefits Mentioned:
- Top hourly pay ($38-$40/hr)
- Consistent underground utility construction work
- Union employment opportunities
- Potential Union Benefits (Verify with Employer):
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pension/retirement contributions
- Training and apprenticeship opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off

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## About Distro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Distro provides an AI-powered global hiring platform that automates candidate screening, outreach, scheduling, and payroll compliance for remote-first companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Vensure Employer Services)
- **Headquarters**: Lehi, Utah, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Chad Ingram (CEO), Andrew Mackay (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – seed-stage startups to enterprise teams, focused on remote-first and globally distributed companies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Hiring should feel human. Not heavy.”

## Products & Services
- **AI Recruiting Assistant**: Automates resume screening, scoring, and candidate ranking based on job criteria; handles outreach and scheduling end-to-end.
- **AI Scheduling Assistant**: Automates interview scheduling, reducing one of the biggest administrative burdens in recruiting.
- **Global Hiring Marketplace**: Matches companies with top technical talent across 200+ countries, including payroll and compliance support in 90+ EOR (Employer of Record) countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $2M ARR reached within 8 months of MVP (reported as a milestone); current total funding not publicly available
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Acquired by Vensure Employer Services (January 2026); serves companies from seed-stage to enterprise
- **Growth Signals**: 26.3% headcount growth YoY (19 employees as of mid-2026), 222% LinkedIn follower growth YoY, 4900% increase in job postings YoY (100 active positions), SOC 2 Type I certified, 1–3 days to shortlist

## Competitive Advantages
- AI-first screening reduces recruiter workload by surfacing only the top 3–5 candidates
- Global reach (200+ countries, 90+ EOR countries) with full compliance handling
- Skills-based screening (not pedigree) – appeals to a broader, more diverse talent pool
- Fast time-to-shortlist (1–3 days) and automated scheduling reduce time-to-hire by 1–2 weeks

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding AI capabilities in recruiting (e.g., AI Scheduling Assistant)
- Deepen integration with Vensure Employer Services to scale global payroll and compliance
- Grow the marketplace by attracting more technical talent and enterprise clients
- Maintain SOC 2 compliance and enterprise-grade security standards

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: AI-first, mission-driven (“make hiring human”), global team spanning 8 countries, emphasis on fair and skills-based screening
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Some roles are on-site (Lehi, UT; Chandler, AZ) while the company supports remote employees across multiple countries; hybrid/remote likely role-dependent
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with recent acquisition support; employees work on cutting-edge AI recruiting tools; dedicated account managers for candidates and a focus on long-term roles

## Sources
1. [distro.io](https://distro.io/)
2. [distro.io/about-us](https://distro.io/about-us)
3. [distro.io/press](https://distro.io/press)
4. [linkedin.com/company/distroio](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distroio)
5. [jobs.lever.co/distro](https://jobs.lever.co/distro)

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