Job Description
- Perform a variety of manual labor tasks on heavy highway, bridge, and construction projects.
- Assist with site preparation activities, including clearing, cleaning, and preparing work areas.
- Perform manual work associated with paving operations and surface preparation.
- Shovel asphalt, aggregate, soil, and other construction materials as directed.
- Fine grade fill materials to required elevations and specifications under the direction of supervision.
- Assist with asphalt patching using hot mix and cold mix materials.
- Excavate and backfill trenches, ditches, and other excavations as required.
- Load, unload, transport, and store materials, tools, and equipment.
- Assist skilled craft workers, equipment operators, and other construction personnel as needed.
- Perform general housekeeping and maintain a clean, organized, and safe jobsite.
- Secure tools, equipment, and materials at the end of each shift to minimize safety hazards.
- Follow all company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Promptly report unsafe conditions, incidents, accidents, and safety concerns to supervision.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with foremen, supervisors, coworkers, and other jobsite personnel.
- Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, and various construction materials.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a construction team.
- Ability to maintain constant awareness of jobsite activities, including the activities of employees, contractors, stationary equipment, and moving equipment.
- Ability to recognize and report safety hazards and unsafe working conditions.
- Willingness and ability to perform strenuous manual labor.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including extreme heat and rain.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, push, pull, climb, and squat throughout the workday.
- Ability to lift, carry, and move materials weighing up to 60 pounds as needed.
- Ability to work around heavy equipment, construction traffic, and active jobsites.
- Ability to frequently use hands and arms to handle construction materials, tools, and equipment.
- Ability to perform repetitive lifting, carrying, shoveling, digging, and material-handling tasks throughout the workday.
- Ability to work safely around active highway traffic and ongoing construction operations.
- Ability to work extended hours, including occasional weekends, based on project requirements.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
EEO/DFWP/ “Minorities, Females, Disabled, Vets”