general construction labourer

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Cold/refrigerated
• Noisy

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Estimate costs and materials
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
• Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Install sheet metal flashings
• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional
• Residential

Architectural specialization

• Commercial

Area of specialization

• Tiled roofs
• Shingled roofs
• Industrial
• Skylights
• Conventional and inverted built-up system
• Rigid pre-formed roofing system
• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system
• Modified roofing system

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Overtime required
• Work under pressure
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Dependability