Construction Laborer-Northern Utah

Whitaker Construction; Brigham City (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Competitive wages

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/SD

401 K and Match

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Profit sharing (Quarterly)

Referral Bonuses

EAP

Job summary

Whitaker Construction is seeking a Construction Laborer for Northern Utah. The role involves preparing sites, loading materials, and assisting with trenching, alignment, and safety on highway and utility projects.

Responsibilities include using hand and power tools, measuring materials, and maintaining safe work practices around heavy equipment. Candidates should be 18+ with a willingness to learn and a valid U.S. driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Preferred interview status for those with secondary or post-secondary credentials.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and take direction.
• Focus on safe operation around heavy equipment and utilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction sites by clearing obstacles and hazards.
• Use various hand and power tools on-site.
• Measure and mark materials and pipes for cutting.
• Dig trenches, level earth, and load/unload materials.
• Assist with alignment, grading, and safety procedures.

Skills

Safety awareness

Team player

Communication

Driver's license

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Construction Laborer - Northern Utah

Job Summary:

A Construction Laborer is responsible for general laborer duties on construction sites. They may prepare sites by cleaning them, loading, or unloading materials, digging trenches, compacting earth, and removing hazards. Construction Laborers are essential to highway construction, utility construction, and environmental remediation.

Whitaker Construction, founded in 1953, has over 70 years of experience in the heavy civil and underground utility construction industry. Whitaker, an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) company, has become one of the largest contractors in the intermountain area with more than 600 employees and nearly 70 crews. We perform sanitary sewer, storm drain, culinary water, irrigation, earthwork, roadway construction, dams, landfills, natural gas pipelines, industrial piping, and telecommunication projects primarily in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Including but not limited to the list below.

• Prepareconstruction sites by clearing obstacles and hazards.
• Use various equipment, hand, and power tools.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of layout tools, and measurement tools.
• Measure and mark pipes for cutting.
• Ability to load or unload construction materials, pipe,and equipment.
• Dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel, using pick, rake, shovel, etc.
• Dig up existing pipes and lines.
• Prepare ground trenches for pipes and utility lines.
• Usechains, slings, or guide wirestorig pipes, trench boxes, and slide rail shoring systems.
• Guide pipesand shoring devicesinto place, assisting the equipment operator.
• Join, wrap, seal, and bed sections of underground pipe.
• Remove, fill, or compact earth.
• Assist with establishing alignment and grade with the use ofgrade stakes and lasers.
• Coordinate all other activities in the excavation as directed.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.
• Work safely around heavy equipment, and peopleat all times.
• Produce high quality work, safely and productivelyat all times.
• Assistallcraft workers.
• Perform clean-up in connection with the work.
• Comply with all safety policies,procedures, and standards of safety.
• Move from job to job as projects progress
• Other dutiesand responsibilitiesmay be assignedby supervisors.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Those with an education and/or work-related credential from a secondary or post-secondary educational system will be given preferred interview status (Precision Exams, NOCTE, etc.).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Display a willing attitude to learn from others.
• Possess a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Focus to work safelyin close proximity toheavy equipment and underground utilities.
• Excellentwritten and verbalcommunication skills.
• Ability towork effectivelyin a team environment.
• Applicants must possess a valid U.S. driver's license. and have reliable transportation to get to and from work.

Physical Requirements:

• Able and willing to work long hours including day, night, weekend shiftsasneeded, and work outside of normal hours.
• Able to walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, crouch, andlift upto 50 pounds frequently.
• Able to work in outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, and job hazards.
• Ability to do physical labor and other strenuous physical tasks.

Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employeeshave ownership in the company and its success
• Competitive wages
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
• 401 K and Match
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

The ADA defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer.

Whitaker Construction is an “equal opportunity employer.” Whitaker will not discriminate and will take “affirmative action” measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.