Laborer (Quarry)

Maine Drilling & Blasting; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) match

Health insurance

Travel stipends

Training opportunities

Job summary

Maine Drilling & Blasting is hiring for a construction labor role in Milford, MA. The position involves outdoor work, safety-focused responsibilities, and travel as needed. The company emphasizes family-like culture, employee ownership (ESOP), and generous benefits including two retirement plans and comprehensive health coverage.

Starting pay is $18–$20 per hour with travel stipends. Candidates must be able to learn job-specific safety procedures, abide by safety policies, and perform laboring

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform job-specific instruction from Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators.
• Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well outdoors in varying weather environments.
• Valid Driver's License with good driving record and own transportation (out of town/state travel required).

Responsibilities

• Must adhere to Company Safety procedures and policies.
• Physical agility.
• Submit Weekly time cards to Blaster/Foreman with accurate and signed records.
• Learn safety aspects of working construction sites and around explosives.
• Take direction and perform construction laboring activities.
• Work unsupervised occasionally.
• Load explosives from truck and pump blast holes dry with water.
• Carry stemming stones to stem blast holes and maintain site cleanliness.
• Attend meetings and participate in Foreman, safety and job meetings.
• Participate in daily safety huddles.

Skills

Physical labor

Safety minded

Outdoor work

Valid driver’s license

ATF screenings

Job description

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. As a majority Employee Owned company we provide a unique and generous array of benefits including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and company matched 401(k). In addition to health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, we also offer training and development opportunities. The sky is the limit, come rock your career at MD&B!

Our core values of Respect, Fairness, Honesty, and Responsibility provide a firm cultural foundation as we relate to customers and each other as we Make it Happen!

Starting Pay: $18 - $20/per hour, plus stipends for travel!

Do you have experience in construction? Do you want to learn the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee-owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you! Must be able to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators. Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well outdoors in varying weather environments. Out of town/state travel and overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

• Must adhere to Company Safety procedures and policies
• Physical agility
• Submit the following records to Blaster/Foreman on a Weekly basis: Accurate and Signed Time Card
• Ability to quickly learn safety aspects of working construction sites and working around explosives
• Ability to take direction and perform construction laboring activities
• Ability to work unsupervised occasionally
• Pump blast holes dry with water pump
• Load and unload explosives from truck
• Carry buckets of stemming stone to stem blast holes
• Maintain clean and organize job site
• Other duties as assigned
• Attend all meetings
• Participate in monthly Foreman, periodic safety and job meetings as needed
• Participate in daily heads up safety meetings

Physical Requirements

• Position requires proficiency to work at a steady pace on uneven and loose surfaces outside
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs occasionally, 5% of time
• Ability to lift 50lbs, 50% of the time
• Stooping and bending 60-70% of the time

Qualifications

• Valid Drivers License with good driving record and own transportation (out of town/state travel required)
• Must successfully pass ATF screenings

Experience With Construction Labor And Heavy Equipment Preferred

• Ability to learn and develop skills to later perform higher level task