Laborers

Perform general labor at worksite. Prepare grade for concrete, utility pipe installation, hand compaction of gravel materials in trench, grade checking with GPS or Laser, shoveling, operating remotely controlled equipment. Sort cargo before loading and unloading. Maintain and clean work areas to ensure a safe working environment. Workers will also be performing end-of-the-season tasks, i.e., cleaning debris from worksites, removing ice/snow from worksites, and performing cleaning, oiling, and maintenance of equipment in preparation for storage. Workers will prepare grade for concrete placement by measuring, marking, leveling, and grading work areas. Specific tasks include spreading, raking, and leveling soil, gravel, sand, and aggregate materials; removing excess material; compacting subgrade surfaces; and checking elevations to ensure proper slope and grade prior to concrete placement. In performing these duties, workers will use shovels, rakes, grading bars, picks, hand tampers, plate compactors, laser levels, GPS grade-control devices, measuring tapes, string lines, and marking paint and will work with materials including soil, gravel, sand, aggregate base, and concrete forms. Workers will assist with underground utility pipe installation by placing bedding material in trenches, positioning and aligning pipe sections, installing fittings and couplings, backfilling trenches, and compacting fill material around installed pipe. Workers will also place, spread, and compact gr