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General Summary
The Laborer is responsible for safely performing various tasks to support daily operations at road/highway sites and construction projects.
Essential Job Accountabilities
- Assist in preparing job site by removing material including but not limited to debris, rocks, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and other material.
- Perform daily job site and equipment inspections.
- Perform job site clean-up and maintain job site free of hazards.
- Perform inspections and maintenance of equipment, tools, and machinery.
- Install and maintain perimeter barricades, fencing and screening.
- Conduct grade checks.
- Operate various hand tools and equipment including but not limited to picks, shovels, powered tools, jackhammers, saws, tampers, roto hammers, and drills.
- Operate basic surveying/layout equipment including but not limited to, tape measure, level, pipe laser, etc.
- Handle, secure, load and unload construction materials, tools, and machinery.
- Dig holes or trenches, utilizing hand tools.
- Cut, grind, break up, and demolish concrete and asphalt using various hand tools.
- Shovel, excavate, backfill, and compact various materials including but limited to asphalt, concrete, flagstone, earth, and rocks.
- Assist subgrade work with mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete.
- Assist with setting structures, building, and moving forms, cutting lumber, and strip/patch.
- Assemble and dismantle scaffolding, ladders, ramps, catwalks, shoring, barricades, and other temporary structures.
- Flag and control traffic on roadways.
- May operate equipment including but not limited to skid steers, forklifts, and light vehicles.
- Support Carpenters, Masons, Operators, and other specialized trades as required.
- Other duties as required.
Education
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High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience, preferred.
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Valid Driver's License, preferred.
Work Experience
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Previous construction experience, preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to wear a full body harness and work at heights while tied off.
- Ability to work, day, swing, and night shifts (occasionally extended hours).
- Ability to work in constant exposure to outside elements, in all weather conditions.
- Ability to work in safety sensitive construction setting, including exposure to moving machinery and heavy equipment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team in a fast-paced and complex environment.
- Ability to squat, crawl, and work in awkward positions/confined spaces.
Physical Demands
- Physical dexterity, stamina, and excellent hand-eye coordination with ability to: grasp, assemble, and lift objects, stand, sit, and walk for extended periods over uneven surfaces, squat, bend, climb ladders onto equipment or other objects, and potentially lie down.
- Lifting, pushing, pulling of heavy items weighing up to 50 lbs. or more.
Additional Requirements/Skills
- Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
- Ability and willingness to abide by Granite’s Code of Conduct daily.
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 Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click .
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.
