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General Summary
The Plant Laborer is responsible for safely performing a wide variety of
general duties to ensure safe and efficient working condition of an
asphalt/construction materials plant. Duties include but are not limited
to maintaining housekeeping around the plant, moving materials utilizing
mobile equipment and assist in performing plant and equipment
maintenance.
Essential Job Accountabilities
- Maintain plant area and chutes free of debris and shovel aggregate.
- Utilize and maintain various hand and power tools.
- Assist in servicing, repairing, adjusting, and maintaining various
pieces of equipment and machinery.
- Perform inspections of equipment, tools, machinery, and work site.
- Operate mobile equipment including but not limited to skid steers,
front end loaders, and forklifts.
- May perform welding tasks.
- Perform other duties as required.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED equivalency, preferred.
Work Experience:
- Experience operating mobile equipment, preferred.
- Basic mechanical skills, preferred.
- Previous experience working with construction aggregate materials,
preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to wear a full body harness and work at heights while tied
off.
- Ability to work, day, swing, and night shifts (occasionally extended
hours).
- Ability to work in constant exposure to outside elements, in all
weather conditions.
- Ability to work in safety sensitive construction setting, including
exposure to moving machinery and heavy equipment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team in a fast-paced and
complex environment.
- Ability to squat, crawl, and work in awkward positions/confined
spaces.
- Ability to obtain an MSHA Part 46 certificate as required for the
job.
- Physical dexterity, stamina, and excellent hand-eye coordination
with ability to: grasp, assemble, and lift objects, stand, sit, and
walk for extended periods over uneven surfaces, squat, bend, climb
ladders onto equipment or other objects, and potentially lie down.
- Lifting, pushing, pulling of heavy items weighing up to 80 lbs. or
more.
Additional Requirements/Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to understand and comply with MSHA rules and regulations.
- Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to
ensure a safe work environment.
- Ability and willingness to abide by Granite\'s Code of Conduct
daily.
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 Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans,
Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional
information on applicant/employee rights please clickhere.
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
dat base 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.