Construction Laborer

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General Summary

Performs any combination of following tasks, such as erecting, repairing, and wrecking ; installing waterworks, locks and dams; grading

Essential Job Accountabilities

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

Bolts, nails, alines, 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, alines, and seals pipe sections.

Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.

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

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

Appropriate training and 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.

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).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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