Job description:

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction site

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Clean and lubricate cranes
• Mix, pour and spread materials
• Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas
• Assemble tower cranes on site
• Assist heavy equipment operators
• Operate gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side
• Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
• 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
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Read and interpret blueprints

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Handling heavy loads