Grading - Laborer

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We care about our employees by providing an exceptional benefits package. We also work to further our employees’ careers by doing our best to promote within the company. If you care about job performance, work well with others, can be accountable, have a positive attitude, can follow company/safety guidelines, are dependable, punctual, and respond positively to supervision, you will be a great fit for our company!

Operating since 1983, the Smith-Rowe Team has grown and developed into a formidable construction company. Our organization employs teams with capabilities in structures, grading, utilities, storm drain, retaining walls, sound walls, signage, demolition, crushing, logging, clearing and grubbing, and marine construction.

Benefits:

• Employee Paid Premiums for Medical Insurance
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Matching Contributions

Position Overview: There is no per diem or relocation offered for this position – This position will perform manual labor, such as carrying materials, using hand tools, and assisting crew members in day-to-day physical activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs strenuous manual labor such as raking, shoveling, digging, sewing grass, etc.

• Carries tools and hand-held equipment from one place to another.

• May operate equipment as needed, if trained, including front-end loader, excavator, backhoe, skidsteer, and other construction equipment.

• Assists crew with duties as needed.

Education and/or Experience:

• Experience with grading preferred.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Possession of a valid driver’s license preferred.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Must have hand-eye coordination.

• Able to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• Able to effectively communicate information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and employees.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding in order to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems/issues involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Experienced working around heavy construction equipment.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.

• Able to multitask simultaneously.

• Able to communicate with crew members in a professional and effective manner.

• Able to provide effective feedback to team members.

• Must have a strong work ethic.

• Team Oriented.

• Safety Oriented.

• Customer Oriented.

• Must be 18 years of age.

• Able to pass pre-employment and random drug screen.

Physical Demands: The physical demands below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Extensive physical activity performing strenuous daily activities of a primarily productive/technical nature. Includes standing and sitting for extended periods of time, stooping, bending, and crouching.

• Able to walk on uneven surfaces, including natural ground in varying weather conditions.

• Capable of lifting up to 70 pounds.

• Visual accuracy under varying degrees of light, darkness, and weather conditions in order to provide safe directions for operators of heavy equipment and other employees.

• Able to climb on and off heavy mobile equipment, and in and out of excavations and up to 20 feet in height.

• Able to work overtime and weekends, if necessary.

• Able to travel when required.

• Requires working from heights.

• Coordination between hand, eyes, and feet to guide equipment and objects is required.

• Must be able to mount and dismount off of vehicles and equipment.

• Must be able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

• Able to push and pull with hands, arms, and feet repetitively.

• Must have good visual and auditory physical capabilities in order to manage sights and sounds in a hazardous construction environment.

• Able to be alert and cognitive of multiple concurrent activities of the…