What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laborer - UIC Government Construction position at UIC?
Overview
General Laborer
Summary :
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction site. Will clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, assist in concrete placement, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. Will identify and load / offload building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations. May operate hand and power tools of all types : air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, wheelbarrows, small mechanical hoists, measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May assist other craft workers. May perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions :
- Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
- Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.
- Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
- Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials.
- Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers and wheelbarrows.
- Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
- Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
Responsibilities
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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and / or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume / application may be subject to verification.
Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.
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