Laborer

Responsibilities

• Perform general clean-up
• Dig footings with hand tools
• Back filing
• Load and unload materials
• Strip concrete forms
• Operate power tools, such as vibrators, compactors, jackhammers, or chipping guns
• Clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, clean up rubble and debris
• Perform other physical tasks requiring minimum skill and/or experience
• Absorb and assist other craft workers as needed

Qualifications

• Physical: Must be able to push/pull, lift, or carry up to 50 lbs., but may occasionally push/pull, lift, or carry up to 100 lbs.
• Subject to repetitive use of hands/arms, and legs
• Hand/eye coordination
• Must be able to communicate (hear, comprehend, and speak) to safely perform work
• May operate hand and power tools (electric, gas, and pneumatic) of all types with proper training and authorization
• Climb and maintain balance on steel/wood framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
• Position may require prolonged bending/twisting, walking, crawling, kneeling, reaching overhead, squatting, pushing /pulling, or standing and lifting
• May be required to work in confined spaces
• Will be exposed to adverse weather conditions (Heat, Cold, Rain, Etc.)
• May need to wear a respirator
• Mental: Must have the ability to talk and communicate effectively with management/ supervision
• Work at various tempos, and concentrate amid distractions
• Decision making skills necessary
• Detail-oriented; must be able to remember, examine, and observe details