Utility Worker

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Position Description

PALA Interstate, LLC Summary

Assists skilled construction workers in performing their assigned duties. Laborer may be assigned to one specific task or may be transferred from task to task as a project progresses to completion. Tasks are generally unskilled manual duties.

Follows specific work orders as given by skilled construction worker or foreman. Cleans tools, equipment, materials and specified work areas as needed. Transports needed tools, equipment and materials to/from and around work site. Loads and unloads materials from company truck by hand or with an assisting device such as a forklift. Performs variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools. I.E. demolishing structures, dismantling forms, cutting insulation material, removing concrete. Digs spreads and levels dirt, gravel and sand.

Essential Functions

1. Follows specific work orders as given by a skilled construction worker or foreman.

2. Cleans tools, equipment, materials and specified work areas as needed.

3. Digs, spreads and levels dirt, gravel, sand, etc.

4. Mixes, spreads and pours concrete, asphalt, gravel or other ground surfaces.

5. Transports needed tools, equipment and material to/from and around work site. Loads and unloads materials from company truck by hand or with an assisting device such as a forklift.

6. Erects and disassembles scaffolding.

7. Sprays materials such as sand, water, steam or paint through a hose to clean, coat or seal surfaces.

8. Grinds, sands or polishes surfaces using tools and machines.

9. Measures distance for various jobs i.e., grade stakes, cutting material, etc.

10. Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment and movement of machinery or materials.

11. Positions, joins, aligns and seals pipe sections.

12. Applies caulking compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal crevices.

13. Performs variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools i.e., demolishing structures, sawing lumber, dismantling forms, cutting insulation material and removing projections from concrete.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current payroll job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, technological developments, etc.)

Position Requirements

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School or GED preferred but not required.
• Trade School program preferred but not required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PALA Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.