Laborer Journeyman

Kiewit • San Ygnacio, TX

20h

About The Position

Assist skilled craft workers with their assigned duties and perform physical labor at construction sites. The role involves varied duties in construction and industrial settings, with safety as the primary focus. The employee follows instructions from superintendents, foremen, and experienced crew members; maintains orderly work areas; reads and understands equipment instructions, warning signs, safety rules, and site policies; and learns to observe installed equipment or systems for potential hazards.

The position requires frequent movement around construction and industrial sites and may involve working at heights, in confined or cluttered areas, and on uneven surfaces. Work takes place in changing outdoor weather and may involve noisy and dusty conditions. Irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required.

Requirements

• May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow, and communicate written and oral instructions effectively with management and supervision.
• Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
• May require a U.S. driver's license.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving around a construction or industrial site.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access platforms may exceed 200 feet.
• Ability to work in and around confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, as well as in noisy, dusty conditions and changing outdoor weather.
• May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
• Must have required tools.
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist craftspeople with setting up work as required.
• Follow instructions from superintendents, foremen, and other experienced crew members.
• Perform duties with safety as the first priority.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Read and understand warning signs, equipment operating instructions, jobsite safety rules, and jobsite policies.
• Observe installed equipment or systems to identify hazards.
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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