Laborer

Granite Construction; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a construction laborer to perform a variety of field tasks at job sites in Mission, TX. You will assist with erecting, repairing, and dismantling structures, and help install waterworks and grading systems as directed.

Responsibilities include operating and signaling equipment, leveling earth to grade, and finishing concrete with hand tools. A high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to perform heavy lifting are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience.
• Appropriate training and experience required.
• Follow specific directions and perform a variety of duties.

Responsibilities

• Erect, repair, and wreck structures; install waterworks, locks and dams; grade grounds.
• Signal equipment operators to align and adjust machinery to grade specifications.
• Level earth to fine grade with hand tools such as a pick and shovel.
• Mix concrete using portable mixer and pour into forms.
• Finish freshly poured cement or concrete with float, trowel or screed.
• Erect scaffolding, shoring, and braces; position and join pipes as needed.

Skills

Follow directions

Accuracy

Manual dexterity

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do... Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.

General Summary

Performs any combination of following tasks, such as erecting, repairing, and wrecking ; installing waterworks, locks and dams; grading Essential Job Accountabilities Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line. Bolts, nails, alines, and blocks up under forms. Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alinement, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications. Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel. Mixes, concrete, using portable mixer. Smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, or screed. Positions. joins, alines, and seals pipe sections. Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces. Performs variety of tasks involving dextrous use of hands and tools, such as sawing lumber, dismantling forms, and removing projects from concrete.

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to: Follow specific directions Perform a variety of duties which may often change Work within standards of accuracy Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stand or walk for long periods
• Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects
• Frequently lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds
• Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.

Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Since 1922, Granite Construction has continued its long-standing commitment to building some of America’s largest infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, rail, and power.

Recognized as one of the top 25 largest construction companies in the U.S., Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects and provides award-winning construction services in mining, earthwork, water/sewer, power, tunneling, rail, highway, and bridge construction.

Granite also produces construction materials, gravel, ready-mix, recycled asphalt products, and asphalt concrete, and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery.

At Granite, our employees are our most valued asset and we are passionate about retaining, developing, and recruiting the best talent available. Our employees reflect our core values: Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion, and Sustainability and we are continuously looking for individuals who possess a winning attitude and share our Core Values. In exchange, we help you build a career that no other company can duplicate. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

Add our award-winning safety program, ethics, reputation, and commitment to continuous improvement and you’ll see that we are building more than infrastructure—together, we are building your future.