Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
- Remote location
- Various locations
- High-rise building construction sites
- Rural area
- Construction site
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Clean and lubricate cranes
- Instruct apprentices
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Assemble tower cranes on site
- Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
- 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
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Assist in demolishing buildings
- Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Read and interpret blueprints
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Concrete saws
- Grinding machine
- Chippers
- Nail guns
- Forklift
- Hand tools
Construction specialization
- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- Pipelines
- Residential
- Poured concrete
- Roofing
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Safety vest
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available