Job Description

The construction laborer performs tasks involving physical labor at construction projects. The position may operate a variety of hand and power tools and may clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove waste materials. The position may assist other craft workers.

Essential Functions:

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor in heavy construction projects; performs manual work in preparing surfaces for paving.
• Shovels concrete (asphalt) into construction areas.
• Maintains a clean job site: picks up all tools and equipment and secures job site each day to eliminate potential hazards.
• Performs materials handling and storage.
• Loads and unloads trucks and hauls and hoists materials.
• Operates Equipment.

Perform other related duties as needed

Job Requirements

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Junior college or trade/vocation training preferred; Preferably in a construction environment.
• Must have OSHA required equipment certifications, or complete company offered training within 4 weeks of hire.
• The ideal candidates will be capable of working with minimal oversight but willing to follow directions closely.
• Ability to work in extreme weather fluctuations.
• Ability to lift 50+lbs.
• Must have two (2) Valid forms of ID.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have a great work ethic.
• Construction experience a plus.

Working Conditions

Normal on-site construction field work. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.

Typical Physical Needs

Requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping and stretching. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight. May need to climb stairs, ladders, scaffolding and lift up to 70 lbs.

EEO Statement

Our company is an equal opportunity employer, and we look to fill every position with the best qualified person regardless of age, gender, race, religion, disability or national origin. With our home office in Mobile, Alabama we recruit from all over the Southeast to find the right fit for every position.

Drug Free Workplace

We are an Alabama Drug Free Workplace, all prospective employees are subject to successful completion of pre-employment drug screen.

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