Laborer for Construction Company

Laborer Position at Granite Construction

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do. Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite's century-old success. We're building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.

General Summary

The Laborer is responsible for safely supporting concrete crews with preparing and maintaining construction projects at demolition, building, highway, and heavy construction sites. This Project offers On the Job Training Program (OJT).

At Granite we have people development at heart – when you grow as a person, we develop as a company.

From complex infrastructure to minor construction, Granite Construction offers a unique set of opportunities to gain experience and build your career. As one of the largest diversified construction companies in the nation, you will have the opportunity to learn and work with some of the best experts in the field.

Granite's Benefits and Well-Being program consistently ranks at near the top level for all companies in our industry (and outside out industry as well). Here are a few of the benefits we offer to our employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K Program with Employer Match up to 6%
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Optional Allstate Benefits Voluntary Plans
• 7 Paid Holidays

Build your career with Granite Construction Company!

Essential Job Accountabilities

Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line

Bolts, nails, a-lines, and blocks up under forms

Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alinement, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications

Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel.

Mixes, concrete, using portable mixer

Smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, or screed

Positions. joins, a-lines, and seals pipe sections.

Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces

Performs variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools, such as sawing lumber, dismantling forms, and removing projects from concrete

Work Experience

Must have construction experience / heavy construction preferred

Minimum of 1 year experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

Follow specific directions

Perform a variety of duties which may often change

Work within standards of accuracy

Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

Evaluate information using measurable standards

Work Safely by Choice

Work outdoors in all types of weather conditions

Physically, workers must be able to:

Stand or walk for long periods

Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

Frequently lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction)

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.