OJT-Skilled Highway Construction Laborer

Leeward Construction Inc.; Honesdale (Wayne County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeward Construction Inc. is seeking an OJT-Skilled Highway Construction Laborer to participate in the PennDOT On-the-Job Training Program. This opportunity provides essential skills and training for individuals interested in advancing within the highway construction trades, emphasizing safety and efficiency under direct supervision.

Benefits

100% Employer Paid Employee Health & Dental Insurance

100% Employer Paid $25,000 Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to pass pre-job physical and drug test.
• Valid license (equipment operator, truck driver, or highway).

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision of Laborer Foreman on labor crew.
• Install erosion and sediment control measures and maintain traffic protection.
• Receive and unload concrete pipe, perform asphalt patching and road grading.

Skills

Good health

Ability to read roadway plans

Use and care of hand tools

Use and care of power tools

Labor tasks for road grading

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

OJT-Skilled Highway Construction Laborer

Description

The PennDOT On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program provides training opportunities for minority, women, and economically disadvantaged individuals to advance them toward journey-level status in highway construction trades.

Responsibilities

Develop all skills required to perform as a member of the labor crew under the
direct supervision of the Laborer Foreman. Works with labor crew and Laborer Foreman in the
reading of roadway plans and drawings; use and care of hand and power tools; tasks and
installation of Erosion and Sediment Control measures; tasks involving the Maintenance and
Protection of Traffic; tasks in the receiving and unloading of concrete pipe; tasks necessary for
asphalt patching and compacting; labor tasks for road grading. Performs other related duties as
directed by the Foreman.

Qualifications

Individuals who are interested in becoming a trainee must:

• Be a minimum of 18 years of age;
• Have a high school diploma or GED;
• Be in good health or can pass a pre-job physical;
• Pass a drug test;
• Demonstrate evidence of a reasonable amount of intelligence to handle the technical elements of the job;
• Demonstrate evidence of a reasonable amount of aptitude and interest in the craft;
• Have a valid license (i.e., equipment operator, truck driver or highway);
• Not be accepted as a trainee in any classification in which they have successfully completed a training program leading toward journey level status, or in which such person has been gainfully employed as a journey by virtue of informal on-the-job training;
• Not be an individual or apprentice who enrolled as ‘trainee’ and quit three (3) times asthey will no longer be eligible to participate in the program. This determination can be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
• 100% Employer Paid Employee Health & Dental Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid$25,000.00 Life Insurance