What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Laborer position at Thompson Excavation and Asphalt?
Position Overview
The General Laborer is responsible for safely performing a variety of construction duties to assist the concrete, utility, grade crews at various locations. This position involves various manual tasks. Work will be performed per the supervisor's instruction, free from direct supervision except for more complicated jobs.
Essential Duties and Functions
Laborer:
- Prepares ground surfaces for asphalt or concrete. Removes debris out of the construction path.
- Operates ground compactors, levels out and rakes dirt, sets string markers, and removes items within the area being prepped.
- Sets up fencing, barricades, and/or safety cones to block off the work area as needed.
- Walks behind paver machine to shovel and rake asphalt as it is applied to the ground. Levels out asphalt with rake and uses shovel to dig out manhole covers and water valve boxes that are buried by the asphalt.
- Performs other laborer tasks as needed to include cutting concrete or asphalt with saw, sweeping, etc.
- Hand shovels to prepare ground trenches for pipes and utility lines. May dig up existing pipes and lines. Pipes include water, sewer, conduit and other utility lines.
- Sets up and operates laser level tripod and laser.
- May operate equipment as needed if trained, including front end loader, water truck, roller, skidsteer and other construction equipment.
Other Duties:
- Uses various equipment, hand and power tools.
- Picks up and/or delivers construction materials at job site locations.
- Performs job site clean-up.
- Assists with flagging and traffic control as needed.
- Maintains all tools and equipment in a safe and clean condition.
- Other duties as assigned per supervisor
Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
- Previous related experience in the construction field is a plus.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to work well with others in a group or one on one setting.
- Will be subject to drug testing as we are a drug free workplace.
- Must have a current and valid driver’s license.
Physical Requirements
The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to signal and handle equipment. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-75 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; and extreme cold and/or heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $14.00 - $20.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple locations
Salary : $14 - $20
