construction labourer and helper
Perks & Benefits:
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 70 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Remote location
- Various locations
- High-rise building construction sites
- Rural area
- Construction site
- Camp
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform pre-operational inspection
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
- Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Assist in demolishing buildings
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
- Ensure products and work methods maximize safety, productivity and comfort
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Working at heights training
Area of work experience
- Equipment safety assessment
Construction specialization
- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- Residential
- Roofing
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Safety vest
- Rain gear
- Safety equipment/gear
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
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