Laborer Skilled
Granite Construction
Laborer Skilled
Granite Construction
General contractor, construction materials producer
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General Summary
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. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
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Notice to Staffing Agencies
Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.
General contractor, construction materials producer
Granite Construction builds infrastructure in the United States as a large, integrated contractor and materials producer. Its projects come from coordinating design, planning, execution, and quality control across services like general contracting, construction management, and its various brands (Garco Testing Laboratories, Granite Construction Supply & Sign Shop, Granite Industrial, Granite Power, Intermountain Slurry Seal, and Layne). The company differentiates itself through its scale and breadth of capabilities, from testing labs to material supply to specialized contracting, backed by a history of hard work and honesty. Its goal is to move goods and people efficiently and improve how people live, work, and play by delivering reliable, high-value infrastructure and building strong partnerships to create a better world.
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