Pipe Laborer

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. in Orlando, FL is seeking a Pipe Laborer to perform a variety of manual construction tasks under a crew foreman.

The role requires performing strenuous outdoor work, operating hand and power tools, and assisting skilled trades while keeping safety as a top priority. Candidates should have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel to multiple worksites.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year of general labor experience.
• Active driver's license required.
• Ability to perform strenuous manual labor in outdoor construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain site, build scaffolds, locate barricades and equipment.
• Load and unload materials and tools to designated locations.
• Direct traffic near sites and assist with traffic management.
• Dig trenches, backfill and level earth to grade specs.
• Operate hand and power tools as needed.
• Assist carpenters, masons and other craft workers.
• Maintain clean work area and perform daily safety checks.
• Follow safety program and wear required protective gear.

Skills

Pipe work

Heavy labor

Construction safety

Team coordination

Equipment operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Active Driver's license

1 year general labor experience

Job description

Job Title: Pipe Laborer

Job Title: Pipe Laborer
Craft: Pipe
Reports to: Foreman
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Position Objective/Description:

Performs a variety of manual construction tasks under the direction of a crew foreman.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor in heavy/highway construction projects
• Work site set up, maintenance, and cleanup, to include scaffolding construction and dismantling, barricade locating, and equipment locating.
• Load, unload, or distribute materials, machinery, or tools to and from designated locations
• Direct traffic at or near building sites and carry out other traffic management activities
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth
• Use picks, shovels, and rakes to level earth or asphalt to grade specifications
• Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails or bolts
• Tends pumps, compressors, or generators
• Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment and movement of materials
• Assist craft workers, such as carpenters, ironworkers, plasterers and masons
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances as part of site preparation
• May be called upon to operate a variety of power and hand tools: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, mechanical hoists, surveying, measuring and other equipment
• Maintain clean work area by disposing of trash and debris properly.
• Perform daily maintenance and safety checks of equipment.
• Promote and adhere to the company’s safety program.
• Pipe layer experience.
• Underground utility
• Heavy equipment operator
• Construction laborer
• Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate a variety of tools and equipment such as hand tools, power tools and motorized equipment.
• Ability to listen, follow directions, and have a willingness to continue to enhance skills
• Able to communicate effectively with jobsite supervisor and co-workers
• General knowledge of road construction processes.
• Demonstrate a safety first attitude. Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures.
• Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public
• Ability to work nights and weekends when necessary
• Must have reliable transportation, and ability to travel to assigned worksites

Physical Demands:

• Constant physical effort, including extended standing for at least 8 hour shift
• Intermittent sitting; continuous walking on construction site.
• Climb intermittently
• Regularly twist, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch to perform duties
• Regularly reach above shoulder level
• Regularly push/pull objects
• Must be physically able to repetitively lift and carry at least 75 pounds on a regular basis, and sometimes heavier weight.
• Agility, balance, and manual dexterity, as well as arm-hand steadiness
• Able to hear and respond to oral instructions in a noisy environment.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach and grasp with hands and arms.
• Excellent hand, eye and foot coordination.
• Good vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Education / Experience:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One (1) year experience working as general laborer, or equivalent experience.
• Active Driver's license
  Work Environment:
  Regularly works in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and humidity. Frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration. Handles various toxic products such as epoxies, grouts, sealers, paints and cleaners, with exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risks of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Approved By ________________________________________ ____________________
[Name and Title] [Date]

Acknowledged By _____________________________________ ____________________
[Name of Employee] [Date]

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. is an Affir​mative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively recruiting women and minorities for all open positions.