construction helper

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Underground
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Cold / refrigerated
• Odours

Work setting

• Various locations
• On-site customer service

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
• Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
• Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
• Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Advise consumers on colours and choice of wall coverings
• Pave and rake asphalt
• Assist in demolishing buildings
• 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
• Direct traffic at or near construction sites
• Repair cracks and holes
• Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted
• Mix paint to desired colour and texture
• Estimate costs and materials
• Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
• Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces
• Measure, cut and apply wallpaper and other fabric to walls

Employment terms options

• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Day
• Weekend
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 40 hours per week