REEVES | Skilled Laborer (Bridge Division) - Union, SC

About the role

Reeves Construction Company is seeking a Skilled Laborer to join the Bridge Crew working on a project in Union, SC. This role involves various labor activities on road and site construction projects, with an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

Responsibilities

• Shoveling dirt, sand, asphalt, or concrete using short or long handle shovels
• Cutting or trimming trees and vegetation using axes, ditch blades, sling blades, chain saws, or power weed trimmers
• Driving stakes or breaking pavement using sledge hammers
• Digging holes using hand-operated post hole diggers
• Operating hand-driven compaction devices
• Brooming dirt and debris using hand brooms
• Working safely and following all company policies and procedures
• Working at various locations including asphalt plants, roads under traffic, new roads without traffic, building sites, and office or shop facilities

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Previous experience preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Available to work nights if needed
• Driving License preferred; must have reliable transportation to and from job sites
• Ability to use hand tools and power tools
• Must demonstrate excellent safety awareness and willingness to comply with company policies and safety standards
• Periodic evenings, nights, weekends, and overtime hours are expected
• Must wear proper attire at all times including safety vests, safety glasses, long pants, and above-the-ankle/safety-toed shoes
• Must provide proper documentation of legal right to work in the United States

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or walk; talk or hear; and taste or smell
• Frequently required to stand and walk
• Occasionally required to sit
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses
• Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high/precarious places, and toxic or caustic chemicals
• Noise level is usually very loud
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Group health plan options including medical, dental, and vision, HSA, FSA
• Short term disability benefits
• 401(k)/401(k) Roth with company match