LABORER STRUCTURE/MSE WALL

Granite Construction; Iowa Colony (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated workers to join their construction team. In this hands-on role, you will perform a variety of essential tasks, including measuring, mixing concrete, and erecting scaffolding. The company values its employees as its greatest asset, offering a supportive environment where you can build a successful career. If you're ready to take on physical challenges and contribute to significant infrastructure projects, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that is committed to excellence and growth in the construction field.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience required.
• Workers must be able to lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Measure distances, drive stakes, and align forms for construction.
• Mix and finish concrete, as well as erect scaffolding and braces.
• Signal operators and perform tasks requiring dextrous use of hands.

Skills

Ability to follow specific directions

Physical stamina

Dextrous use of hands and tools

Ability to evaluate information using measurable standards

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Concrete mixer

Ladders and scaffolding

Hand tools

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

1. Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line.

2. Bolts, nails, aligns, and blocks up under forms.

3. Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.

4. Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel.

5. Mixes concrete, using portable mixer.

6. Smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, or screed.

7. Positions, joins, aligns, and seals pipe sections.

8. Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.

9. Performs a 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:

1. Follow specific directions.

2. Perform a variety of duties which may often change.

3. Work within standards of accuracy.

4. Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure.

5. Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

1. Stand or walk for long periods.

2. Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects.

3. Frequently lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

4. Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment.

5. 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.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.