Laborer Helper

Laborer Helper Job Highlights

Company Profile

Wood provides consulting, project, and operation solutions with specializations in project management, engineering, procurement, construction management, maintenance management, production support, power generation, offshore, onshore, oil sands, pipeline, refining, chemicals, industrial, gas turbines, and renewable energy.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Laborer Helper to join its team.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants may require a High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience

• Possess previous years of construction experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Act as a watch when welding or metal cutting is performed by craft workers
• 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
• Completes records, maintains tools and equipment, and performs various janitorial/housekeeping activities
• 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
• Expedites materials and equipment to work locations and sets up work sites
• Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, and distribute them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications
• Lubricate, clean and repair machinery, equipment, and tools
• Operate jackhammers and drills to break up concrete or pavement
• Operate, read, and maintain air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments
• Position, join, align, and seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections and pipes
• Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment
• 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
• Performs other duties as required

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• 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
• May be required to lift and carry items weighing no more than 50 pounds
• Must be able to move in and around confined spaces and uneven areas
• Must possess enough strength and stamina to perform the technical duties and essential functions as identified above
• Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment
• Works under immediate supervision

Other Requirements

• US Only: Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.

Employer’s Statement

Wood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.