SUMMARY Prepares site for daily work, performs all housekeeping and duties necessary for daily activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES • Operate jackhammers and drills to break up concrete or pavement • Position, align, and seal structural components such as concrete wall sections and pipes • Shovel cement and other materials into portable cement mixers and mix, pour, and spread concrete • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials • Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools • Tend to machines that pump concrete, grout, and sand • Tend to pumps, compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery, and equipment or to heat and move materials such as asphalt • Lubricate, clean, and repair machinery, equipment, and tools • Operate, read, and maintain air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environments • Assist in building and positioning forms for pouring concrete and dismantling forms after use using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts • Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards while following all waste handling guidelines • Control traffic passing near and around work zones • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, and rakes • Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures • Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools and distribute them to the appropriate locations according to project plans and specifications • Act as a watch when welding or metal cutting is performed by craft workers • Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities • Expedite materials and equipment to work locations and set up work sites • Complete records, maintain tools and equipment, and perform various janitorial activities • Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment • Performs other duties as required.