construction worker

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: Experience an asset

Work Setting:

• Willing to relocate
• Various locations

Tasks:

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
• Perform pre-operational inspection
• Read blueprints to determine work requirements
• Clean and lubricate cranes
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades
• Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Pave and rake asphalt
• Clean and pile salvaged materials
• Perform routine maintenance work
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Direct traffic at or near construction sites

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses:

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Industrial, commercial and institutional
• Residential

Security and Safety:

• Criminal record check

Transportation / Travel Information:

• Willing to travel regularly

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye coordination
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own Tools / Equipment:

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest

Personal Suitability:

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes