Job: Construction Laborer

Job Description

Job Type: Hourly

Wage: $18-$28/hr. 

Location: Salida, CO.

Job Description

Tradesman II are advanced laborers who know the skills required for general construction tasks. Tradesmen II are proficient in most aspects of construction while utilizing the equipment necessary to complete the construction tasks. They should be able to lead a small team to complete various tasks while fulfilling the quality and safety standards set forth by the company. Tradesman II will communicate with vendors and customers on occasion to relay the goals and needs of the project, so they must be personable, polite, and show leadership qualities. Tradesman II is a step behind project foreman and/or project manager. Tradesman II should aspire to the qualities of project manager/foreman if advancement is desired.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Working knowledge of general labor skills
• Minimum of 2 years experience in general labor
• Cleaning and preparing construction sites
• Loading and unloading materials and equipment
• Erecting and dismantling scaffolding and temporary structures
• Digging trenches and foundations, compacting, and back-filling trenches/holes
• Operating and tending machinery and heavy equipment
• Following instructions from supervisors and implementing construction plans
• Assisting team members in their duties
• Responsible for daily job-site clean-up
• Ensure safe work environment
• Interact professionally with customers, trade partners, and suppliers/vendors
• Other maintenance duties that arise
• Continually complete additional training as required
• Communicate effectively with the rest of the teams on issues and concerns
• Comfortable with reading and interpreting blueprints and drawings

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES) VeroTouch requires that the applicant has sufficient ability to complete the required tasks outlined in essential duties/responsibilities along with the physical means outlined below.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

General construction workers frequently:

• Stand for long periods of time.
• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

It is important for general construction workers to be able to:

• Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place.
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out. Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired.
• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
• Adjust body movements or equipment controls to keep pace with speed changes of moving objects.
• Determine the distance between objects.
• Understand the speech of another person.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.

It is not as important, but still necessary, for general construction workers to be able to:

• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Choose quickly and correctly among various movements when responding to different signals.
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
• Keep or regain the body's balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
• Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
• Make fast, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Use muscles to jump, sprint, or throw objects.
• While looking forward, see objects or movements that are off to the side.
• Quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Move arms and legs quickly.
• See objects in very bright or glaring light.
• Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.