General Laborer

@ 00002 Granite Construction Company
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General Laborer

Mission, TX
Posted 1 week ago

About the job

Granite Construction is a leading heavy civil contractor focused on infrastructure projects. This role involves manual labor, adhering to safety standards, and supporting project tasks with on-the-job training. Ideal for candidates with high school diploma, physical ability, and willingness to learn.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Ability to follow directions
  • Perform physical tasks
  • Work in various weather conditions
  • Basic manual skills

Qualifications

  • Physical strength and stamina
  • Ability to lift 50-100 pounds
  • Work record in construction helpful
  • Willingness to learn on the job
  • Teamwork attitude

Full job description

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do...

Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.

General Summary

Performs any combination of following tasks, such as erecting, repairing, and wrecking ; installing waterworks, locks and dams; grading

Essential Job Accountabilities

  • Digs, spreads, and levels dirt and gravel, using pick and shovel.

  • Lifts, carries, and holds materials, tools, and supplies.

  • Cleans tools, equipment, materials, and work areas.

  • Mixes, pours, and spreads concrete, asphalt, gravel, and other materials, using handtools.

  • Joins, wraps, and seals sections of pipe.

  • Performs a variety of routine, non-machine tasks, such as removing forms from set concrete, filling expansion joints with asphalt, and placing culvert sections in trench.

Education

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

  • On the job training required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

  • Follow specific directions

  • Perform a variety of duties which may often change; work within standards of accuracy

  • Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

  • Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

  • Stand or walk for long periods

  • Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

  • Lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

  • Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction). 

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

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