Laborer, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor, Construction Labor ​/ Trades

JOB SUMMARY

Performs manual/physical labor while assisting trades workers on construction sites including but not limited to: preparing and cleaning job sites, loading, unloading and delivering materials, and using a variety of tools.

• Act as journeyman tradesmen
• Perform both heavy and general labor
• Skilled and experiences in any or all of the following:
  • Pipe laying sewer, water and storm drain,
  • Concrete forming, hand mixing, pouring and stripping
  • Hand digging with shovels and power tools
  • Spreading, grading and compacting base rock and asphalt
  • Utilizing compaction equipment and tools
  • Demolition and minor carpentry
  • Grade checking and layout
  • Cutting, chipping, burning with torch, soldering, drilling, coring
• Load and unload materials and supplies
• Handle deliveries and pick‑ups
• Assist trades workers
• Keeping jobsite and surrounding areas clean and organized
• Assist with cutting and fitting construction materials under the direction of supervisor
• Operating small power tools such as power drills, saws, core driller, and hammer drill.
• Service, clean and maintain equipment and tools in good repair.

• High school graduate or GED
• 5 years of recent related experience in performing heavy construction work
• Knowledge of:
  • Basic operations and terms used in general construction
  • Use and purpose of common hand tools
  • Hazards and safety precautions for this type of work
• Perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time
• Follow oral and written directions in English
• Able to work in low light conditions and see with unaided or aided equipment
• Able to lift 35 pounds multiple times
• Able to bend, twist, squat and climb stairs and ladders
• Able to walk on uneven surface
• Able to work in dusty environments using protective equipment
• Able to hear backup alarms, shouts and normal voices