Construction Labourer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
• Perform pre-operational inspection
• Read blueprints to determine work requirements
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Instruct apprentices
• Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
• 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