Construction General Laborer

Job Details

Job Location: Franklin, TN

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: None

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Shift: Any

Job Category: Construction

Description

The General Laborer completes various manual tasks in an outdoor environment on a quarry construction site.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Motivated, energetic, able and willing to complete a variety of manual labor tasks as assigned on a construction site.
• May receive on the job training for potential position growth.
• Initiate and maintain good housekeeping practices in all work areas.
• Complies with all company MSHA and OSHA safety policies and procedures and practices safe work habits.
• Willing to work 10-12 hours days in all weather conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, write, spell, and compute basic math.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Previous work experience on construction sites.
• High degree of attention required to prevent injury to self and others.
• Agree to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the company.
• Ability to work in special environments, special shift hours, and/or mandatory overtime.
• Successfully pass pre-employment background check, drug screen, and physical.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 1 year of previous construction laborer experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, regulations, and strategies to promote a safe environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Basic Skills - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in individual and small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Basic Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Basic Skills - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Basic computer skills helpful.

WORK AVAILABILITY

• Must be available to work 10-12 hour shifts and overtime as required.

PERFORMANCE FACTORS

• Based on the individual's ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIROMENT

• Job requires working in all elements, depending on job location, heat, cold, rain, or snow and environmental conditions that present exposure to many odors, fumes, materials, substances and particulate matter over which the company has no control and often no forewarning of existence unless they are considered hazardous materials, and additional typical potential hazards company strives to protect those who work from heights and in compact spaces, both indoors and outdoors; may include exposure to loud and/or repetitive noises.
• Repetitive use of arms, hands and fingers.
• Maintaining body equilibrium, agility to prevent falling when walking, digging, standing, crouching, ascending or descending stairs.
• Bend, crouch, stoop, squat, craw, climb, kneel, balance, and work in small places.
• Standing, walking and reading computer screens for long periods of time.
• Ability to climb, maintain balance, and perform work as may be required on all type of ladders, scaffolds, etc. using equipment in compliance with equipment requirements including personal weight and personal tools weight limitations of ladders
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Using upper extremities to apply or exert a force up to 20 pounds.
• Bending the body at the waist, the legs at the knees, extending arms and hands in any direction in a repetitive manner and in small areas.
• Strong vision (naturally or with correction) to see and distinguish colors.
• Ability to access construction areas from street level to all levels of the project structure, when only access is by OSHA approved ladder or stairs still under construction.
• Wear personnel protective equipment at all times i.e. safety hard hats, safety glasses, work boots, or safety harnesses, or respirators, etc. as required per project.
• Ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others in the workplace.
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Turnkey Processing Solutions offers employees and their families a comprehensive benefit package to ensure their personal and family's overall health and wellness needs are met. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary based on the skills you bring to the company.
• Paid time off plus 9 paid holidays starting on your first day.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, for you and your dependents.
• Employer paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
• Health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts.
• 401k retirement savings plan with company matching contribution.
• Identity protection, pet insurance, employee assistance program, mental health coverage, plus other optional benefit coverages.

The company is an at-will employer and may terminate employment for any reason at any time, with or without notice. This job description reflects the general details of the specific job identified and is not necessarily a complete listing of all the work requirements that may be involved in the job. While employed in this position, an employee may be required to perform other assignments not listed on this job description.