Construction trades helper
- Scarborough, ON, M1L 4R6, Canada
On-site
From $37 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- From $37 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 35 to 40 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Scarborough, ONM1L 4R6
- Work location On site
- Salary$37.00HOUR hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Early morning, Morning, Day
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Job Bank #3644744
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Various locations
- Construction site
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform pre-operational inspection
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Instruct apprentices
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Help medical examiner in charge
- Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Screeds
- Power-driven floats
- Reciprocating saws
- Circular saws
- Concrete saws
- Mortar and concrete mixers
- Grouting machine
- Jackhammers
- Air guns
- Nail guns
- Drills
- Sandblasters
- Sledgehammer
- Hand tools
Construction specialization
- Driveways
- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- Residential
- Sidewalks and curbs
- Poured concrete
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
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
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking