Blasting Laborer Journeyman

Position Summary

Kiewit is seeking experienced Laborer Journeyman to support road construction, grading and earthmoving operations near Study Butte, Texas. 

Shift Information

Additional Details

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.
•    Assist with hole layout, ensuring correct drilling angles and material placement, provides spotter support for equipment operations, operates skid steers and other equipment, load blast holes in accordance with project plans and safety requirements.
•    Read and understand warning signs, operating instructions for equipment, jobsite safety rules and jobsite policies.
•    Observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards.
•    Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
•    Inspect subordinate's work for compliance and/or deficiencies

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 DL
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing

About kiewit

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; marine; water/wastewater; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2024 revenues of $16.8 billion and employs 31,800 staff and craft employees.