Construction Laborer

Kelchner • Springboro, OH

24d • Onsite

About The Position

Perform physical labor at heavy construction projects, using hand and power tools and small equipment. Work may include preparing construction sites, digging trenches, supporting excavations, erecting scaffolding, removing rubble and waste, and assisting craft workers as directed. The role includes installing and testing utility lines, handling materials and equipment, operating construction machinery, and following safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment.

The employee works at construction sites and is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, outdoor weather, and vibration. Wet or humid conditions and heat are frequent exposures; high or precarious places are occasional. The work environment is usually loud. The employee must be able to perform the stated physical activities and lifting requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret maps, sketches, drawings, specifications, and technical manuals.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Ability to work 55–60 hours per week, including Saturdays.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for long periods.
• Ability to handle and manipulate objects repetitively.
• Ability to talk and see well enough to distinguish backup alarms, voices, and other normal sounds at construction job sites.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Operate jackhammers, drills, and various power tools.
• Position, join, align, and seal structural components, including concrete wall sections and pipes.
• Shovel cement and other materials into portable cement mixers; 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 pumps, compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery, and equipment.
• Lubricate, clean, and repair machinery, equipment, and tools.
• Operate, read, and maintain air-monitoring and other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.
• Build and position forms for pouring concrete, then dismantle forms after use using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
• Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards while following waste-handling guidelines.
• 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.
• Apply general knowledge of testing storm manholes, sanitary lines, and water lines.
• Install sewer, water, and storm drain pipes using pipe-laying machinery and laser guidance equipment.
• Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, and distribute them to appropriate locations according to project plans and specifications.
• Measure, mark, and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
• Assist craft workers, such as pipe fitters and operators.
• Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities.
• Load and unload equipment from trucks.
• Drive trucks carrying materials and equipment from the warehouse to sites.
• Operate forklifts and other equipment to transport materials and equipment around construction sites.
• Assist with excavation by hand-digging ditches or trenches, backfilling excavations, breaking out concrete or asphalt, compacting and leveling earth to grade specifications, and shoring and bracing underground excavation.
• Haul materials to job sites and clean debris from work sites to assist the crafts.
• Control traffic around work zones as directed.
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED