Construction Laborer

General Summary

From complex infrastructure to minor construction, Granite Construction offers a unique set of opportunities to gain experience and build your career.

As one of the largest diversified construction companies in the nation, you will have the opportunity to learn and work with some of the best experts in the field.

Why Choose Granite?

Granite’s Benefits and Well-Being program consistently ranks at near the top level for all companies in our industry (and outside out industry as well).

Here are a few of the benefit we offer to our employees :

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K Program with Employer Match up to 6%
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Optional Allstate Benefits Voluntary Plans
• 7 Paid Holidays

Build your career with Granite Construction Company!

Pay Range : $17.00-$20.00 DOE

Essential Job Accountabilities

Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line

Bolts, nails, a-lines, and blocks up under forms

Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alinement, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications

Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel.

Mixes, concrete, using portable mixer

Smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, or screed

Positions. joins, a-lines, and seals pipe sections.

Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces

Performs variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools, such as sawing lumber, dismantling forms, and removing projects from concrete

Work Experience

Must have construction experience / heavy construction preferred

Minimum of 1 year experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to :

Follow specific directions

Perform a variety of duties which may often change

Work within standards of accuracy

Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

Evaluate information using measurable standards

Work Safely by Choice

Work outdoors in all weather conditions

Physically, workers must be able to :

Stand or walk for long periods

Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

Frequently lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction)