PMCC Laborer

General Position Summary

Performs variety of manual tasks involving physical labor around yard and work sites as directed by superintendent or project manager.

• May operate hand and power tools of all types as well as other equipment and instruments.
• May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove hazardous waste materials.
• Also may assist other craft workers in facilitating alignment, movement, and adjustments of machinery, equipment, and materials.
• Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds or powered cement finishing tools.
• Install sewer, water and storm drain pipes using pipe laying machinery and laser guidance equipment.
• Measure, mark and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work is to be performed.
• Load, unload and identify building materials, machinery and tools, and distribute them to the appropriate locations according to project plans and specifications.
• May clean interior and/or exterior of vehicles.
• Other duties deemed necessary.

• Good communication skills (including listening, writing and speaking).
• Ability to work with people as part of a team, to handle stressful situations, to follow directions and make good decisions.
• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing or lying down.
• Ability to detect the differences in sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, to push, pull or carry objects.
  
  Ability to see details at a distance as well as at close range and to judge distance between you and an object.
• Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift pushes, pull or carry objects.
• Ability to quickly respond with hand, finger or foot to a signal, including the ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals such as lights, sounds, pictures etc.
• Ability to move hands quickly, grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.
• Knowledge of machines and tools including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, equipment and tools involved in the construction/excavating business and the ability to handle and/or operate them safely and responsibly.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Some construction or excavation experience preferable.
• A valid State of Washington driver’s license is required.

Working conditions include working in a setting that requires manual labor and knowledge and use of safety equipment. May be exposed to weather conditions including extreme cold and extreme heat.