DELTA | Paving Crew Laborer - NE

Responsibilities

Work will involve physical exertion of a practical nature. The role may require limited or no experience in road and/or site construction.

• Perform various labor activities such as shoveling dirt or asphalt using short or long handle shovels; cutting or trimming trees and vegetation using axes, ditch blades, sling blades, chain saws or power weed trimmers; driving stakes or breaking pavement using sledgehammers; digging holes using hand-operated post hole diggers; operating hand‑driven compaction devices; brooming dirt and debris using hand brooms.
• These activities may take place at one or more of the following locations: asphalt plants, existing roads or streets under traffic, new roads and streets without traffic, various building sites and office or shop facilities.

• Must have a positive work history.
• Must have the ability to perform physical labor such as standing for long periods of time, lifting, climbing, shoveling, and having agility in heat.
• Must have a teamwork mentality.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must commit to working safely.

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day.
• Must be able to sit in a machine and operate for several hours without stopping.
• Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
• Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• Must be able to perform manual duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying, complete any part of the application process, or access or use the online application process, an alternative method is available.