General Craft Laborer

SUMMARY:

Prepares site for daily work, performs all housekeeping and duties necessary for daily activities.

 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operate jackhammers and drills to break up concrete or pavement
- Position, join, align and seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections and pipes
- Shovel cement and other materials into portable cement mixers: and mix, pour, and spread concrete
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials
- Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools
- Tend to machines that pump concrete, grout, and sand
- Tend to pumps, compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery, and equipment, or to heat and move materials such as asphalt
- Lubricate, clean and repair machinery, equipment, and tools.
- Operate, read, and maintain air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environments.
- Assisting build and positioning forms for pouring concrete, and dismantle forms after use, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
- Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards, while following all waste handling guidelines.
- Control traffic passing near, in, and around work zones.
- Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, and rakes.
- Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps and other temporary structures.
- Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, and distribute them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
- Act as a watch when welding or metal cutting is performed by craft workers.
- Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities
- Expedites materials and equipment to work locations and sets up work sites.
- Completes records, maintains tools and equipment, and performs various janitorial activities.
- Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment. - Performs other duties as required.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

- May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.

- Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

- Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

- Works under immediate supervision.

- Ability to work in inclement weather conditions. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

- Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.

- Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Strength:
a. Standing 70%
Walking 20%
Sitting 10%

 

b. Lifting 50 lb.
Carrying 50 lb.
Pushing 70 ft-lb.
Pulling 70 ft-lb.

 

2. Climbing F
Balancing F

 

3. Stooping F
Kneeling O
Crouching F
Crawling O
Reaching C
Handling C
Fingering F

 

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS: NP Not Present; O Occasionally (0-33%); F Frequently (34-66%); C Constantly (67-100%)