construction helper

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Will train
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Mix, pour and spread materials
• Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Pave and rake asphalt
• Assist in demolishing buildings
• Clean and pile salvaged materials
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Perform routine maintenance work
• Instruct apprentices
• Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
• Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
• Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Overtime required
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week