Laborer- Pogo Mine, AK- Rotational

About the Role

Works on construction projects in a utility capacity, performing varied tasks with the ability to work without close supervision.

Responsibilities

• Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line.
• Bolts, nails, aligns, and blocks up under forms.
• Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.
• Levels earth to fine grade specifications.
• Mixes concrete and smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete.
• Positions, joins, aligns, and seals pipe sections.
• Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.
• Mops, brushes, or spreads paints or bituminous compounds over surfaces for protection.
• Sprays materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hose to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.
• Applies caulking compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal crevices.
• Grinds, sands, or polishes surfaces such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring.
• Demolishes buildings, saws lumber, dismantles forms, removes projections from concrete, mounts pipe hangers, and cuts and attaches insulating material.
• Performs other duties pertinent to the department or unit’s success as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum one (1) year construction laborer experience.
• Previous firewatch experience preferred.
• Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under company vehicle insurance policy preferred.

Working Conditions

The work environment includes regular exposure to:

• Outside weather conditions and extreme cold.
• Moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places.
• Wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles occasionally.
• Moderate noise levels.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Must wear steel-toed boots on the job.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Travel may require passing a TSA security checkpoint. Valid identification is required; see TSA approved identification for details.

Skills

• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Technical Skills: Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Oral Communication: Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Teamwork: Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.