Laborer

Description

Candidate needs to be apart of the union.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

A Laborer is responsible for the quality and completion of all assigned tasks in compliance with Vogel Bros. Building Co. Quality Control and Safety Programs. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

General laboring operations involve semi-skilled and manual labor tasks.  Employee must perform a variety of repetitive duties involving physical activity. 

A. Quality Control

• Comply with job assignments and specific instructions from the Superintendent and/or Foremen.

B. Safety

• Comply with the Vogel Bros. Building Co. Safety Program, jobsite specific safety rules, and directions from Supervisors.

• Maintain high safety standards by setting a personal example.

• Maintain and use safety equipment properly.

• Participate in all scheduled “Safety Meetings”.

C. Schedule

• Follow direction from the Superintendent and/or Foremen to complete assigned tasks and goals in the prescribed time period.

• Provide accurate information to complete timecards.

D. Support Services

• Inform the Superintendent or Foreman of equipment shortages.  

• Attend scheduled training sessions to improve quality and productivity.

E. General Duties

• Dig, spread, and level dirt, gravel, concrete, and other construction materials.

• Lift, carry, and hold building materials, tools and supplies.

• Clean tools, equipment, materials, and work areas.

• Remove, sort, and clean concrete form systems.

• Operate and provide general maintenance servicing of power and hand tools, pneumatic tools, machines, and automobiles and construction vehicles.

• Provide support to all of the trades as needed.

Requirements

A. Education and Training

• Education equivalent to a high school diploma and six (6) months of experience in the trade or any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the hiring authority.

B. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of standard practices, methods, materials, and tools of the appropriate trade.

• Knowledge of qualities and uses of various raw materials, tools, and equipment of the specific trade.

• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of the specific trade.

• Knowledge of the use and care of tools, materials, and equipment of the trade.

• Ability to interface with other personnel.

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to identify problems and communicate facts to the Superintendent and Foreman.

• Ability to efficiently and effectively manage time and equipment.

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

• Ability to manage stress.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and bend.

• Ability to use hands, arms, fingers, and to reach.

• Ability to use hand tools including hammers, saws, levels, cutting tools, grinders, wrenches, etc. as appropriate to the trade.

• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds with assistance.

• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 85 pounds without assistance.

• Ability to comprehend and talk clearly in English (translation is acceptable) and have hearing acuity sufficient to conduct normal business.

BEHAVORIAL EXPECTATIONS include but are not limited to the following.

• Get along with others.

• Show up for work on time.

• Display a positive attitude.

• Refrain from using derogatory language.

• Wear presentable dress attire.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure to heat, cold, rain and other outdoor weather conditions.

• Moderate to loud noise levels.

• High, precarious locations.

• Walking surfaces may be uneven and affected by weather and construction conditions.