Skilled Laborer

Description

• Safely secure the work area to allow only authorized personnel onto work zone
• Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.
• Prep construction sites by cleaning obstacles and hazards.
• Carries lumber and supplies to Carpenters
• Helps carpenters assemble concrete forms
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
• Chips, paints, sweeps, and washes down equipment on the job site
• Loads and unloads materials from, deck barges, and miscellaneous equipment
• Works with cranes and rigging
• Work is performed in the field and in all-weather condition
• Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
• Sweeps and cleans the project site.
• Assists welders when needed
• Acts as signal person for the equipment operators
• Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.
• Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
• Operate and care for construction equipment and machines.

Requirements

• Ability to work diligently while under time restraints. Willing to accept change.
• Valid driver's license
• Experience and proficiency working with standard laborer tools such as (but not limited to): sledgehammers, shovels, brooms, vacuums, pressure washers and general hand tools.
• Ability able to tolerate, vibrations, heat, and high noise levels
• Must be able to 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 up to 75 pounds.
• Boat operation and barge experience preferred
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Must have a safety-first attitude. Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures is required
• Able to wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required of various construction work environments (hard hats, safety glasses, personal flotation devices, respirators, etc.
• Able to safely execute duties in and round heavy equipment/large machinery in marine dredging and marine construction job sites
• Ability to communicate well as part of a small team and work cooperatively with other colleagues.
• Highschool or equivalent
• Ability to give and receive, understand, respond, and follow verbal and written communication and instructions.
• Must display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public at all times.
• Prior general/skilled labor experience a plus
• Punctual. Must arrive at work by the designated start time.
• Concrete experience preferred

Benefits

• $25-$45/per hour
• Ownership and Accountability - When something goes wrong, we first “look in the mirror” before we “look out the window”. We ask “what could I have done differently?” and then we share lessons learned. Regularly challenging ourselves and those around us to be better is a way of life. “Me first” belongs here.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance