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Job Description
Job Description
Laborer
SUMMARY :
Reporting directly to Superintendent / Supervisor, perform construction duties for residential and commercial projects in a timely manner within company guidelines.
MINIMUM DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
- Ability to lift 40 lbs.
- Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling of materials.
- Must be able to successfully communicate in English.
- Must have reliable transportation including :
- Maintain a favorable DMV report.
- Non-expired / current California state driver’s license.
- Proof of valid auto insurance in your name.
- Able to get to / from jobsites with tools on time.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES :
- Must be able to follow instructions and effectively communicate problems, issues or any potential hazard to material, persons or a homeowner’s possessions before it occurs.
- Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
- Consistently, without fail, follow safety rules and policies.
- Inform direct supervisor of any needs prior to the next work day to achieve maximum work efficiency.
- Have your own reliable transportation.
- Maintain a favorable DMV report.
- Current California state driver’s license.
- Proof of valid auto insurance in your own name for your own vehicle.
- Able to get to and from varying job sites with tools on time.
- Must be able to successfully communicate in English language.
- Move material and equipment from truck to jobsite, and within jobsite.
- Must be willing to do tasks as assigned regardless if they are outside the typical work tasks to help the job continue to completion.
- Always maintain a professional and courteous work environment.
- Maintain good working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and clients.
- Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities.
- Control traffic passing near, in and around work zones.
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials.
- Dig ditches, trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, and rakes.
- Measure, mark, and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
- Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, and distribute them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
- Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures with Supervision.
- Always maintain discretion and professionalism while in or on a homeowner’s property.
Working hours : Monday - Friday 7am - 3 : 30pm
Hours : 8 hours per day excluding breaks