Laborer

Overview

Assist construction operations with manual labor tasks on various projects.

Key Responsibilities

• concrete placing
• pipe laying
• scaffold setup
• asphalt spreading
• material handling
• erosion control

Tasks

-Handling all other trades including materials handing on site prior to final installation. -Mixing mortar and grout including grout beneath structural and mechanical baseplates. -Installation and removal of temporary weather protection. -Unloading of materials and deliveries to Project Site. -Handling and placement of riprap, slope protection, erosion control, and siltation control materials. -Assembly of manholes, catch basins and drainage structures (pipe layer). -Tending all other trades including materials handling on site prior to final installation. -Setting up of ladders, means of access, scaffolding and planking. -Hand grading of earth materials, curb setting, and landscaping. -Spreading and rolling of bituminous asphalt. -Wrapping and covering with tarps, polyethylene or insulating blankets. -Cleanup of debris, grounds, and buildings. -Handling, rigging, and setting of precast concrete slabs, planks, walls, and curbing. -Placing concrete in formwork including horizontal formwork for flatwork. -Hand excavation, digging of trenches, raking, tamping, compacting soil. -Stripping of concrete framework, including removal of exposed ties. -This position is not responsible for the oversight of any other teammates. -Installation of insulation, dampproofing, and moisture barrier materials below or at grade on or beneath concrete walls and slabs. -Patching the holes in concrete surfaces. -Setting and stripping concrete sidewalk forms. -Laying of drains, sewers, water distribution, PVC conduits or other piping in the trench (pipe layer).

Requirements

• sheet piling
• concrete coring
• curing compounds
• high school
• 1-3 yrs
• fast-paced

What You Bring

-Ability to stand for extended periods of time and safely maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles, on an active construction site. -Sheet piling, lagging, and shoring of trenches and excavations. -Prepared to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions. -Able to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, reach, balance, and stoop on a regular basis. -Vibrating concrete. -Application of concrete curing compounds. -Ability to lift 50 pounds. -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. -High School or Vocational and/or relevant work experience. -Able to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders. -Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment. -Minimum 1-3+ years of experience within the construction industry. -Concrete coring and cutting.

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Benefits

-Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity -401(k) Plan (company matching contributions up to 4%). -10 Paid Holidays -Paid Parental Leave Program -Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental and vision -This is an hourly non-exempt position. -Employee Referral Program -Company Benefits: Employee Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate -Flexible Time Off Program (includes vacation and personal time) -Paid Sick and Safe Leave

About Methuen Construction Company, Inc.

-The company operates as a self-performing general contractor, employing in-house craft labor like pipefitters, welders, millwrights, and heavy-equipment operators. -Projects include water/wastewater treatment facilities, renewable energy, power plants, industrial, federal, and municipal works. -The company operates independently from its Plaistow, NH headquarters following its acquisition by MWH Constructors in 2021.

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Security Clearance

-pre-employment screening includes drug and background check.