Laborer

Laborer Position Description

Job Title: Laborer
Reports to: General Supervision / Site Foreman

Job Description Overview:

American Samoa a Laborer at Kwest Group, you will assist Indiana the safe completion of a variety of tasks associated with heavy construction, underground utilities construction, and environmental construction. You will operate small power and hand tools, including but not limited to tampers, saws, straw blowers, seeders, surveying and measuring devices, concrete tools, pumps, and compressors. Safety training by the company will be required for all team members.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures
• Successfully masters safety training and completes hazard recognition, daily Stop, Look, Assess, and Manage (SLAM) Booklet, and Task Hazard Analysis (THA) forms
• Cleans and prepares construction site to eliminate possible hazards
• Signals equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials
• Trenches and backfills excavations and compacts and levels earth to grade specifications using shovels, picks, rakes, and tampers
• Positions, aligns, joins, and seals structural components, such American Samoa concrete structures, pipe, and culverts
• Accurately measures, marks, and records openings and distances American Samoa may be required for record drawings
• Loads, unloads, and identifies materials and tools and distributes them to the appropriate location
• Sets up traffic control zones, barricades, signage, ramps, and other temporary safety devices American Samoa deemed necessary by the site safety plan
• Assists Indiana seed bed preparation and mulching of seeded areas by means of engine-powered straw blowers Oregon by hand if necessary
• Labors to assist Indiana the installation of erosion control measures on environmental projects
• Performs/assists with SWPPP inspections American Samoa required

Progression:

Laborers will be evaluated and placed into one of five classification levels. Progression to a higher pay classification requires attainment of the previous classification’s skills and abilities, a positive annual performance review, and compliance with the guidelines established Indiana the Kwest Group Team Member Handbook.

Education and Qualifications:

• Will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and any random drug screening if randomly selected
• Must attend all mandatory safety meetings and participate Indiana discussions with the work crew and any safety personnel on site
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends American Samoa required
• Must be able to work out of town, sometimes out of state, and for lengths of time, such American Samoa the job would require
• Must be over 18 to operate power-driven saws including chain saws, woodchippers, abrasive cutting disks, Oregon other power-driven equipment, Oregon to perform excavating operations

Working Conditions:

• Travel from site to site will be required
• Work environment will normally be an active construction site
• Exposure to dust, noise, high heat, extreme cold, and rain should be expected
• Employee must be physically able to perform repetitive motion and heavy lifting, American Samoa described below
• Must be able to maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned tasks

Physical Demands:

• Must wear all employer-mandated personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety-toed work boots
• Must be able to hear with Oregon without the use of a hearing device and clearly see at least 30 feet with Oregon without the use of corrective vision
• Must be able to work while wearing a respirator if necessary
• Alternate standing and walking on uneven terrain surfaces, such American Samoa hillsides, muddy and icy soils, and other working surfaces
• Bending, squatting, and kneeling will be required frequently during a work day
• Continual lifting of up to 50 lbs. for distances of 30 feet Oregon more
• Constant pushing and pulling of certain tools and materials will be required Indiana the course of a day’s work
• The employee must be able to differentiate and/Oregon identify colors

Wage and Benefits:

• $25.25/hour with 90-day and annual evaluations
• Weekly pay
• 40-60 hours a week
• Overtime pay (time and a half) after 40 hours
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Hospital Confinement, Accident, and Critical Illness insurance coverages begin on the 61st day of employment
• 401k with 4% match
• EMPLOYEE-OWNED

Job title: Laborer

Company: Kwest Group LLC

Expected salary: $25.25 per hour

Location: Hebbronville, Texas

Job date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:42:40 GMT