General Laborer Summary: ***Must Be Member of LOCAL UNION 341*** Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, perform demolition activities, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.
Essential Functions:
- Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
- Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures
- Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
- Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
- Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.
- Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
- Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
Knowledge and Critical Skills/Expertise:
- Proficient with all hand and power small tools
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures for effectively completing project. Other duties as assigned.