Laborer

Job Title

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, join, 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.
• Assisting build and positioning forms for pouring concrete, and dismantle 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, in, 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.
• Expedites materials and equipment to work locations and sets up work sites.
• Completes records, maintains tools and equipment, and performs 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.