Field Laborer

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.