What are the responsibilities and job description for the Excavation General Laborer position at Kerr Contractors?
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Excavation General Laborers!
About KERR CONTRACTORS:
Established in 1988, Kerr Contractors is a leading heavy civil general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in Woodburn, Oregon. Kerr Contractors is recognized as one of the most technically advanced earth-moving, road-building, and underground utilities contractors in the region. Our business is founded on trusting relationships, excellent service, workmanship with enduring character, and always meeting or exceeding customer expectations. We have staked our reputation on our ability to deliver each of these.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform various labor tasks related to erosion control, loading and unloading materials, traffic control, material assembly, and installation.
- Always properly use the appropriate PPE for intended use and application.
- Safely operate various power tools, including electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, gas, and diesel-powered.
- Safely operate various hand tools, including cutting tools, knives, hammers, shovels, rakes, lutes, torches, saws, and brooms.
- Safely use ladders & fall protection and restraint systems
- Read and understand grade stakes for grade checking and alignment using GPS, lasers, levels, and string lines.
Qualifications
- Must have a valid license and clean driving record
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen
- Experience safely using gas and diesel-powered small machines such as pumps, generators, light plants, compactors, tampers, saws, brush cutters, blowers, etc.
- A minimum of 2 years experience performing general labor duties.
- Experience safely using pneumatic-powered impact tools, chippers, breakers, wrenches, etc.
- Experience hand grading for curbs, walks, foundations, and other graded areas.
- Experience using hand tools such as knives, saws, shovels, hammers, rakes, lutes, brooms, etc.
- Experience reading and understanding grade stakes for checking grades with GPS, levels, lasers, and string lines.
- Willing to work hard, listen and learn.
- MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- PTO
- Community Involvement
- Team Building Events
- Annual Company Events
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k
As an equal opportunity employer, Kerr Contractors will hire regardless of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Kerr Contractors also enforces a zero-tolerance drug policy.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, don't hesitate to get in touch with Human Resources at
Phone: 971-216-0050
Email: employment@kerrcontractors.com
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
If you want to view the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster, please choose your language: English – Spanish – Arabic - Chinese
English – Spanish – Chinese
If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: English.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, don't hesitate to get in touch with Human Resources at
Phone: 971-216-0050
Email: employment@kerrcontractors.com
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
If you want to view the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster, please choose your language: English – Spanish – Arabic - Chinese
English – Spanish – Chinese
If you want to view the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, please click the link: English.
