Laborer

Direct Supervisor: Superintendent

Qualifications: A laborer is responsible for performing tasks involving physical labor for heavy construction projects and demolition sites.  This position also consists of operating hand and power tools of all types, cleaning and preparing sites, digging trenches, setting braces to support the sides of excavations, erecting scaffolding, cleaning up rubble and debris, and removing hazardous waste materials.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required: 

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of:

• materials, methods, and appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
• principles and processes for providing customer service and evaluating customer satisfaction
• machines and tools including their designs, uses and benefits
• safety best practices

Skills:

• clean and prepare construction sites by removing debris and possible hazards
• load or unload building materials to be used in construction
• build or take apart bracing, scaffolding, and temporary structures
• dig trenches, backfill holes, or compact earth to prepare for construction
• operate or tend equipment and machines used in construction
• follow construction plans and instructions from supervisors or more experienced workers
• using mathematics to accurately perform calculations common to the construction industry
• basic reading, writing, and communications skills

Abilities:

• multi-task and prioritize duties in a fast-paced environment
• exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time
• apply commonsense understanding to carry out oral and written instructions
• take and follow directions and feedback
• define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• operate successfully in a team environment
• develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others

Other:

• strong work ethic
• strong attention to detail
• must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record
• other duties as assigned

Education Requirements:      0-1 Years construction experience.  High school diploma or equivalent.  Relevant work experience may be substituted for education requirements.

Tool Requirements:       Applicants are required to have in their possession and maintain their own tools relevant to their job.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:  good eye-hand coordination including usage of one or both left and right hands/arms to work bilaterally and/or independently to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects; normal or correctable to normal vision and hearing; ability to kneel, crouch, climb, balance, crawl, bend, stretch, twist, reach, stand, sit and walk on frequent basis; ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on frequent basis.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required: 

Work Environment:        The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job: occasional difficult public contact; frequent exposure to variety of weather conditions, vibration, noise, fumes, dust, and moving mechanical parts.

FLSA Status:       This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay.

Wages/Benefits: Successful applicant will be paid an hourly wage with actual starting wage dependent on his/her qualifications, experience, and capabilities.  Some benefits are available to full-time, regular employees after successful completion of the Introductory Period and these benefits will be explained at time of interview.