Laborer Journeyman

Position Summary

Assist skilled craft workers in performing their assigned duties. Performs tasks that require physical labor at construction sites must have the ability to perform a variety of duties.

Experience Level

Intermediate

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

•    Assist craftsman in setting up work as required.
•    Follow instructions given by superintendents, foreman and other experienced crew.
•    Perform all required duties with the first focus on safety.
•    Responsible for keeping work areas clean and in orderly conditions.
•    Read and understand warning signs, operating instructions for equipment, jobsite safety rules and jobsite policies.
•    Learn to observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards.

Qualifications

•    May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
•    Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
•    Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
•    Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

•    The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
•    Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
•    Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
•    May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
•    Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
•    Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
•    May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
•    Must have required tools
•    May require U.S. driver license
•    Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
•    Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing