Flatwork Laborer
D.R. Horton · Des Moines, IA · Yesterday
OTHRInternship
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with site preparation including grading, clearing debris, and preparing subgrade for concrete flatwork installation
- Support form setting and layout activities by placing, aligning, and securing forms according to job specifications
- Perform concrete placement support including spreading, leveling, and assisting finishers during pouring operations
- Handle materials and tools such as rebar, mesh, forms, and finishing equipment required for flatwork installation
- Absorb concrete finishing tasks including edging, jointing, and surface preparation under supervision
- Maintain job-site cleanliness and organization by removing debris, cleaning tools, and ensuring safe working conditions
- Support crew productivity by completing assigned tasks efficiently to meet daily production goals and construction schedules
- Load, unload, and transport materials and equipment between job sites as needed
- Assist with basic maintenance and care of tools and equipment used in concrete operations
- Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
- Ability to work overtime
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- 0–2 years of construction or general labor experience
- Ability to perform physically demanding work in outdoor conditions
- Ability to follow established safety procedures and contribute to maintaining a safe and organized jobsite
- Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; climb, balance and stoop, crouch or crawl; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision
- Regular exposure to extreme weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places and risk of electrical shock
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form or via DRH applications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in concrete or construction labor
- Familiarity with residential construction job sites
- Basic understanding of hand tools and construction equipment