construction labourer and helper

Overview

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting:

• Urban area
• Construction site
• Renovation
• Repair
• Institutional
• Historical restoration
• Construction
• Commercial

Responsibilities:

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Instruct apprentices
• Clean and pile salvaged materials
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
• Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing
• Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
• Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
• Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces
• Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures

Credentials:

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate

Experience and specialization:

• Construction specialization: Industrial, commercial and institutional

Additional information:

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Manual dexterity
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment:

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety vest

Personal suitability:

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits:

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits