Construction Skilled Labourer

7 days ago


Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Sealand Building Group Full time

Construction Skilled Labourer

Based in Antigonish, Pictou or Colchester County

Weekly Travel Monday - Friday

What We Offer

  • Yearround fulltime employment.
  • Competitive wage.
  • Quality tools.
  • Monday-Friday work week (some exceptions).
  • Training and development.
  • Group benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Required

  • Basic carpentry skills.
  • High school graduation.
  • Prior general laborer construction experience.
  • Capable of lifting at least 50lbs.
  • Physically fit and able to work on your feet 810 hours per day. You need physical stamina that allows you lift, climb, stand, or bend for long periods of time.
  • Eye hand coordination. The ability to do activities that require simultaneously the use of hands and eyes.
  • Qualified and capable of operating construction machinery.
  • Valid driver's license with a clean abstract.
  • Criminal Record Check.
  • Willingness to travel.

Duties:

  • Follow directions and perform tasks as directed by Carpenter or Lead Foreman.
  • Responsible for keeping worksite, including all trailers, clean and safe. Ensure project sites are clean, organized, and free of hazards. At the end of each day ensure site is clean, tidy, tools and equipment stored and locked in appropriate sea cans.
  • Assist Carpenter with measuring, cutting, shaping, assembling, and joining materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel, and other materials.
  • Assist with building foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring, erect insulated metal panels, erect walls, install insulation, vapor barrier, and roof systems.
  • Assist with fitting and installing trim items, such as doors, stairs, molding, and hardware.
  • Assist with concrete formwork and understand the basics of concrete slab construction.
  • Perform basic carpentry tasks.
  • Capable of digging trenches, and compacting earth.
  • Load and unload construction materials and move around the worksite.
  • Capable of operating, maintaining and occasionally repairing power tools, hand tools, and other tools and machinery.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Dental care
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision care

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Truro, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • Construction: 1 year (required)
Skilled Labor: 1 year (required)

Willingness to travel:

  • 50% (required)

Work Location:
In person
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