Outdoor Groundskeeper & Civil Laborer

Brown-and-Root-Industrial-Services; Alabama; On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Brown & Root Industrial Services located in Theodore, AL, is seeking a Civil Laborer/Groundkeeper to support a chemical facility project. The role focuses on outdoor grounds work, basic construction tasks, and site upkeep.

The ideal candidate has 1+ years field experience, can read instructions, and can lift up to 50 lbs. Work hours are usually Mon-Thu with mandatory overtime as needed. Training will cover safety and tool use.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Works under immediate supervision.
• Ability to work in inclement weather conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgement.
• Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Responsibilities

• Lots of outside work doing grounds work / weed-eating
• Builds wooded structures, such as stairs, concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, according to blueprints, or oral instructions, and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Examines blueprints, sketches or building plans for to determine material required and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Selects, loads, and hauls job material to work site.
• Prepares layout of form or fixture to be fabricated using lines or grades.
• Measures boards, timbers, or plywood using square, measuring tape and ruler and marks cutting lines on materials using pencil and scriber. Shapes materials to required sizes using saws, chisels, and planes.
• Verifies accuracy of structure with transit, plumb bob, square and level.
• Uses carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screw drivers, adjustable, wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors and pry bars.
• Nails cleats (braces) across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms.
• Braces forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for use in building concrete piers, footings, and walls.
• Erects frame work for structures and lays sub-flooring.
• Cuts and assembles timbers to build trestles and cofferdams.
• Erects scaffolding for buildings and other structures and installs ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Brown & Root Industrial Services located in Theodore, AL, is seeking a Civil Laborer/Groundkeeper to support a chemical facility project. The role focuses on outdoor grounds work, basic construction tasks, and site upkeep.

The ideal candidate has 1+ years field experience, can read instructions, and can lift up to 50 lbs. Work hours are usually Mon-Thu with mandatory overtime as needed. Training will cover safety and tool use.