Laborer, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor, Construction Labor ​/ Trades

Job Details

• Location:
  
  Hummelstown, PA
• Type:
  Regular Full-Time
• Category:
  Contracting
• Division:
  Harrisburg Division
• Job :

The Harrisburg Division of the H&K Group, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced and motivated Laborer to become a part of our team. Usually performing their duties in a utility capacity, the Laborer position entails working on construction projects, often transferring from one task to another whenever the situation requires. If you meet the job requirements outlined below, H&K would be happy to consider you for this position.

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company‑paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Acquire tools needed for daily operations
• Measure distances from grade stakes, drive stakes, and stretch tight line
• Bolts, nails, aligns, and blocks up under forms
• Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mix concrete
• Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete
• Position, join, align, and seal pipe sections
• Erect scaffolding, shoring, and braces
• Paving Duties:
  • Assist with pre‑run markings
  • Use a paving lute to fine grade before roller man compacts
  • Operate vibratory plate as needed
  • Shovel asphalt as required
  • Direct traffic around work area as required
• Pipe Duties:
  • Get tools needed for daily operations
  • Set up pipe laser and related equipment for daily function
  • Operate a Wacker and jumping jack to perform back filling duties
  • Use cut saws to make pipe proper length
  • Prep pipe for connection before pipe gets lowered
  • Shoot grades and check grades using laser or conventional methods
  • Perform connection of pipe work
  • Take responsibility for checking proper pipe slope
  • Prep structures for installation
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One month of related experience and/or training (equivalent experience and education may be considered)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Problem solving
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

• Frequently required to:
  • Use hands to finger, handle, reach, and feel
  • Talk or hear
  • Stand, walk, and climb
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally required to stretch, kneel, balance, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision requirements:
  • Distance
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

H&K Group, Inc. is a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies with a strong focus on safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

Pre‑employment drug testing (EOE), Pre‑employment physical, Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.