Construction Worker-General Jobs

Overview

Performs tasks involving physical labor at building construction projects. May operate a variety of hand and power tools. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris and remove waste materials.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate large powered machinery and equipment.
• Handles and stores materials.
• Assist in demolishing activities.
• Unload, carry, place, and secure with tie wire concrete reinforcing steel and accessories.
• Manually excavates and fills trenches and ditches.
• Operate electric powered tools.
• Placement and finishing of concrete utilizing hand and power tools including troweling machines.
• Preparations for concrete pour including installing embedded items and cleaning.
• Construct built-in-place or prefabricated wooden forms, according to specs, for molding concrete structures.
• Concrete patching, repairing, and rubbing.
• Gate attendant: Mans entry and egress gates to control jobsite.
• Follow safety rules.
• Signal operators to guide them in moving equipment and provide assistance.
• Operate pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers.

Education and Training

• 6 months to one year of construction experience.
• Willingness and ability to perform manual work following verbal and written instructions.
• High school education or equivalent preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lift heavy objects, walk, and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions.
• Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule.
• Some knowledge of the proper use of equipment, materials, and supplies used in heavy construction work.
• Some knowledge of first aid and applicable safety precautions.
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
• Ability to meet punctuality and attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.