We have an opening for a skilled and dedicated Construction Laborer to join our expanding construction company. As part of this role, you should be physically fit, reliable, and a hard worker. You will operate and maintain various machinery, regularly loading and unloading heavy materials and following orders from supervisors and other skilled tradespeople. The ideal construction laborer candidate will be physically strong, trustworthy, and have excellent communication skills.
Construction laborers' daily tasks vary each day, and they receive directions from the site supervisor. Typically, they are the first employees to show up at the construction site and the last to leave.
Construction Laborer Duties & Responsibilities:
- Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards
- Assist as required in all manual labor aspects of the project as directed by the Crew Leader, Foreman, or Supervisor
- Participate in demolition
- Dig holes or trenches
- Pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, or plaster
- Operate pavement breakers; jackhammers; earth tampers; concrete, mortar, and plaster mixers
- Assemble and dismantle temporary equipment or structures.
- Service machines, including pumps, compressors, generators, tractors, and trailers
- Assist crew members in placing underground pipes, and conduits, manual labor, shovel work, and operating power tools.
- Maintain visual and audible contact with other crewmen and all moving or stationary persons/vehicles/objects to ensure safe coordination of movement
Construction Laborer Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED, or suitable equivalently
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Valid driver’s license
- Basic knowledge of and ability to hand tools and equipment in a safe manner
- Basic knowledge of and ability to operate various types of utility trucks and equipment in a safe manner
- Reliable and self-motivated
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
