Laborer
About The Position
The Laborer is responsible for safely supporting concrete crews with preparing and maintaining construction projects at demolition, building, highway, and heavy construction sites. This Project offers On the Job Training Program (OJT). At Granite, people development is at heart – when you grow as a person, we develop as a company. 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.
Requirements
- Must have construction experience / heavy construction preferred
- Minimum of 1 year experience require
- 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 types of weather conditions
- 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
- See (naturally or with correction)
Responsibilities
- 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 a variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools, such as sawing lumber, dismantling forms, and removing projects from concrete
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
