Demolition Laborer Jobs

General Laborer Job Duties

• Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials.
• Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
• A general laborer will perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. He or she may perform tasks including but not limited to:
• Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.
• Use hand tools to position or dismantle structural components.
• Help maintain equipment and tools.
• Clean or prepare demolition/construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Provide assistance to craft workers.
• Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
• Position, join, or align structural components.
• Spray materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or instructions. (Potentially up to or over 100 lbs.)
• Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances where work will be performed.
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, tampers, or rakes.
• Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement. (Potentially up to or over 100 lbs.)
• Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.
• Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.
• Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Post-secondary education is not required, but a high school diploma or G.E.D. is preferred.

• Have at least one year of prior work experience.
• Employee must pass the E-Verify process.
• Employee must be able to provide or obtain for himself or herself regular transportation to and from various worksites.
• Employee must pass a drug screening test after conditional offer of employment and prior to hiring.
• Background and security checks may be required (for both new hires and incumbent employees) as contractually mandated for particular projects (e.g., for work at certain government installations or other sensitive sites).