Laborer - Civil (Dirt)

About the role

This position is responsible for performing tasks involving physical labor at various construction sites, including building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. Responsibilities include operating a variety of hand and power tools, cleaning and preparing sites, digging trenches, and assisting other craft workers.

Responsibilities

• Promote and comply with all company and safety policies and procedures
• Perform a variety of functions such as dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel with a pick or shovel
• Lift, carry, and hold building materials, tools and supplies
• Clean tools, equipment, materials, and work areas
• Mix, pour and place concrete, gravel and other materials using hand tools
• Join, wrap and seal sections of pipe
• Perform a variety of routine, non-machine tasks, such as removing forms from set concrete, filling expansion joints with caulking and rebar placement
• General cleanup, demolition, use of cutting torch, jackhammers and placing culvert or pipe sections in trench
• Spend time on one job or may be transferred from task to task as the project progresses to completion
• May be required to travel to different jobsites on limited notice
• Maintain an appropriate appearance
• Other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent

Qualifications

• 0-6 months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledgeable of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations
• When on-site, actively participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers, multiply and divide with 10's and 100's and ability to perform these operations using units weight measurement and volume
• Common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Ability to work within precise standards of accuracy and follow set procedures and standards
• Other may duties may be assigned

Physical Demands

• Work up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outside conditions
• Maintain physical strength and stamina; Use arms, hands, and legs fully; Push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds; and stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb to perform job tasks
• Spend several hour intervals repetitively and continuously performing job tasks
• Maintain an appropriate appearance

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (plan choice)
• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)
• Discounted National Gym Membership Network
• Legal Services
• Subsistence-based on company policy if residence of record is 60 miles or greater from the project site

Pay and Schedule

• $23/hour, commensurate with experience
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)

Schedule

This position is a Full-Time position scheduled to work typically 50 hours per week. Schedule is subject to projects requirements.

Travel

Travel required up to 90%.