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Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Underground
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
Work setting
- Various locations
- Construction site
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Clean and lubricate cranes
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
- Instruct apprentices
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
- Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Assist in demolishing buildings
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
Equipment and machinery experience
- Carriage grease machine
- Curbing machine
- Bushing guns
- Reciprocating saws
- Circular saws
- Concrete saws
- Mortar and concrete mixers
- Grinding machine
- Grouting machine
- Tuggers
- Jackhammers
- Air compressors
- Air guns
- Nail guns
- Drills
- Augers
- Torches
- Chain saw
- Hand tools
Construction specialization
- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- Residential
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
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
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people