construction trades helper

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dusty

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Instruct apprentices
• Clean and lubricate cranes
• Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
• Operate cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials
• Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
• Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
• Assemble tower cranes on site

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training

Experience and specialization

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional
• Residential
• Underground and tunnel work

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Accurate
• Hardworking