Skilled Laborer & Traveling Skilled Laborer

Are you looking for a rewarding construction career with a company committed to building a workplace where solid teamwork, collaboration and accountability are at the forefront of our interactions with each other, and with our clients? Yoe Construction is currently seeking Skilled Laborers and Traveling Skilled Laborers.

You will work on various industrial, commercial, institutional, and related projects that supply the construction field. An ideal candidate should possess a solid background in the field of construction. The Skilled Laborers will serve as a key participant in building long-lasting relationships with Yoe team members, clients, and contractors.

• Classification: Hourly
• Pay: Weekly
• Reports to: Foreman
• Location: Varies

Why Yoe?

Yoe Construction is a team-oriented company that invests in your growth to help you meet your career goals. Yoe fosters a fun, engaging company culture that rewards hard work and prioritizes safety and quality.

What else makes Yoe Construction a great place to work?

• Competitive Pay
• Friendly, Safety-Focused Culture
• SIMPLE IRA with 3% Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Generous Travel Benefits & Flexible Scheduling
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Most importantly, work with Yoe because of our values:

INTEGRITY | QUALITY | SAFETY | TEAMWORK

Skilled Laborer Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities:

• Cleans hand tools on a regular basis and performs preventative and general maintenance on construction equipment and machinery.
• Demolishes buildings and dismantle forms, along with setting up pumps and hoses.
• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a safe workplace by following safety policies and procedures.
• Installs and removes barricades to provide assistance in ensuring worksite safety.
• Ascertains the safety of all tools and machinery by ensuring that they are kept under lock and key and issued to authorized personnel only.
• Assists other craft workers as needed or assigned.
• Levels earth to fine grade specifications and ensures that extra soil / earth is stored or piled in designated areas.
• Mixes, grades, and pours concrete in appropriate quantities into existing frameworks by following provided instructions.
• Erects and dismantles scaffolding.
• Transports tools and equipment to and from storage areas or delivery trucks before and after each shift.
• Clears work sites by removing debris and hazardous materials to make them ready for construction work.
• Removes projections from concrete using a variety of mechanized and hand tools and equipment.
• Digs trenches using spades and other equipment by ensuring that they conform to length and width specifications.
• Signals operators of construction equipment (such as cranes and diggers) facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery.

Experience/Requirements

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings, or other industrial structures.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and construction industrial equipment.
• Ability to work successfully as a team and independently with moderate supervision.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Skill in the standard use of tools and equipment of the profession.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to comprehend and trouble-shoot mechanical systems.
• Three or more years of Laborer related experience preferred.
• Ability to visualize a layout by looking at plans and prints.
• A willingness to further education by attending apprenticeship training or other job skills training offered by the company.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

Physical Requirements:

• Climb and maintain body balance on ladders, scaffolding, or high structures; and see and hear well (either naturally or with correction).
• Performs strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. Must have excellent stamina.
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Use hands and fingers fully; reach for, manipulate, and feel objects; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Coordinate eye-hand movements with control and precision.
• Stoop, lay, bend or squat for long periods of time.

Working Conditions:

• Position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and vibrating machinery.
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals or waste.
• May be exposed to loud noises.
• May be exposed to fumes, dust, or other airborne particles.
• May be exposed to extreme outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity or cold and wet conditions.

Other:

• Must live within a 30-mile radius of Dallastown, PA.
• High school diploma/GED
• Travel will be required. Must be willing to travel and work from project sites.
• Weekend work may be required.
• Valid driver’s license
• MSHA Part 46 Certification
• Comfortable working at a customer’s jobsite as required.
• Comfortable working off hours or OT if needed to complete a project.
• Shiftwork may be required.
• 10-Hour OSHA Certification
• Basic first aid training
• Industrial machine licenses (such as a forklift license) preferred.

Must be able to pass pre-employment screening including a drug test.

Join Team Yoe!