Trainee Skilled Construction Laborer

Job Summary

Per PENNDOT OJT Manual - Skilled Highway Construction Laborer (90.13). Develop all skills required to perform as a member of the labor crew under the direct supervision of the Laborer Foreman. Works with labor crew and Laborer Foreman in the reading of roadway plans and drawings; use and care of hand and power tools; tasks and installation of Erosion and Sediment Control measures;

tasks involving the Maintenance and Protection of Traffic; tasks in the receiving and unloading of concrete pipe; tasks necessary for asphalt patching and compacting; labor tasks for road grading. Performs other related duties as directed by the Foreman.

• Receive instruction on plan reading and standard drawings.
• Receive instruction, observe and assist the foreman and labor crew as outlined in job description.
• Review general understanding and use of all hand and power tools to be used on this project.
• Review procedures for the maintenance and protection of traffic.
• Receive instruction, demonstration, and care of all equipment.
• Review methods of erosion and sediment control measures.
• Review material delivery procedures.
• Review asphalt patching and compacting procedures.
• Review labor tasks for road grading.
• Receive additional instruction from foreman.

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• The applicant should demonstrate evidence of a reasonable amount of intelligence to handle the technical elements of the job.
• The applicant should show evidence of a reasonable amount of aptitude and interest in the craft.
• The applicant shall have a valid license (i.e., equipment operator, truck driver or highway).
• No applicant shall be accepted as a trainee in any classification in which they have successfully completed a training program leading toward journeyperson status, or in which such person has been gainfully employed as a journeyman by virtue of informal on-the-job training.
• If an individual or apprentice was enrolled as a ‘trainee’ and has quit three (3) times, they will no longer be eligible to participate in the program. This determination can be addressed on a case‑by‑case basis.

• Must be in good health or be able to pass a pre‑job physical, should one be required.

DESCRIPTION - As part of the project equal employment opportunity affirmative action program, provide on‑the‑job training aimed at developing candidates toward full journeymen in the type of trade or job classification.

• Training and upgrading of minorities and women toward journeyman status is a primary objective of this special provision.
• Documentation of ethnic claim may be necessary to ensure eligibility for PENNDOT OJT Program.