Pipe Laborer

Non-exempt, hourly position reporting to a crew foreman. Performs a variety of manual construction tasks under direction.

Responsibilities

• Perform strenuous manual labor on heavy/highway construction projects
• Set up, maintain, and clean work sites, including scaffolding construction/dismantling, barricade locating, and equipment positioning
• Load, unload, and distribute materials, machinery, or tools
• Direct traffic at or near building sites and carry out other traffic management activities
• Dig ditches/trenches, backfill excavations, and compact/level earth or asphalt
• Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts
• Operate pumps, compressors, or generators and signal equipment operators
• Assist craft workers (carpenters, ironworkers, plasterers, masons)
• Measure, mark, or record openings/distances for site preparation
• Operate power and hand tools: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, hoists, surveying/measuring equipment
• Maintain clean work area and perform daily equipment safety checks
• Adhere to company safety program
• Erect/dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or temporary structures

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• One year experience as general laborer or equivalent
• Active Driver’s license
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to worksites
• Ability to work nights and weekends when necessary
• Experience with underground utilities, heavy equipment, or pipe laying preferred

Skills

• Operate hand tools, power tools, and motorized equipment
• Follow directions and enhance skills continuously
• Effective communication with supervisor and co-workers
• General knowledge of road construction processes
• Safety-first attitude with strict adherence to procedures
• Professional and courteous demeanor
• Good hand-eye-foot coordination and manual dexterity
• Ability to hear/respond to oral instructions in noisy environments

Physical Demands

• Constant physical effort, including extended standing for 8+ hour shifts
• Intermittent sitting; continuous walking on construction sites
• Regular climbing, twisting, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching
• Regular reaching above shoulder level and pushing/pulling objects
• Repetitive lifting/carrying of 75+ pounds (occasionally heavier)
• Agility, balance, and arm-hand steadiness
• Regular use of hands/fingers to handle tools and equipment
• Good vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly works in outdoor weather conditions (extreme heat/humidity)
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet/humid conditions, and vibration
• Handles toxic products (epoxies, grouts, sealers, paints, cleaners) with exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and caustic chemicals
• Risk of electrical shock
• Moderate to loud noise levels