Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
- Various locations
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Construction company
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Mix, pour and spread materials
- Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
Experience and specialization
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated irrigation system
Construction specialization
- Stone garden walls
- Rock gardens
- Retaining walls
- Interlocking brick
- Fieldstone paths
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Cellular phone
- Ear plugs
- Safety vest
- Safety equipment/gear
- Mask
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent written communication
- Values and ethics
- Organized
- Punctuality
Benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer