Construction Labourer

3 days ago

Truro, Canada Sealand Building Group Full time

**Construction Labourer - With Weekly Travel throughout the Maritimes Expected**

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the Lead Foreman or Carpenter, the Construction Labourer is responsible for assisting in building erecting, repairing, constructing forms, and structures made from wood, steel, concrete, and other construction materials as needed for the completion of various construction projects. He/she is responsible for the tidiness and cleanliness of the worksite and the site trailers, to ensure the workplace is organized, and free of hazards.

This position requires weekly travel throughout the Maritime Provinces.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Comprehensive medical and dental plan
- Competitive wages and travel per diem
- Quality accommodation | gear | vehicles
- Opportunities for growth and training

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**General**

Be a strong advocate for Sealand’s Health and Safety Program. Specifically:

- Ensure a safe working environment. Report unsafe working conditions and near misses when applicable.
- Follow and champion all safety procedures and policies.
- Demonstrate good housekeeping habits to ensure a neat, safe, and non-cluttered workplace.
- Be responsible for the cleanliness and organization of the worksite including the site trailers.
- Complete, documents, and submit daily, all safety documentation as requested.
- Always use proper personal protective equipment and apparel on the worksite.

**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.
- Take pride in the quality of your work, Be the best you can be by being alert, lively, positive, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable.
- Be responsible and take care for any company equipment assigned to you including third party rentals. The condition of company equipment says a lot about who we are, and the core values SBG believes in.
- Take ownership for your success at SBG. Complete time sheets with appropriate detail, seek approval of your hours worked, and submit timely meeting company deadlines.
- Capable of operating, maintaining and occasionally repairing power tools, hand tools, and other tools and machinery.

**HARD SKILLS 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 8-10 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.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean abstract.
- Qualified and capable of operating construction machinery.

**SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED**

**Attention to Detail**: An eye for detail and a desire to strive for perfection regarding accuracy.

**Personal Effectiveness**: Honest, and respectful.

**Organized**: Ability to get you work done timely and accurately allowing you to achieve important deadlines and goals.

**Team Player**: Strong ability to work collaboratively in a team setting with suppliers, trade contractor, project team and management to complete projects on time and on budget.

**Independent working**: Ability to work on assigned tasks by yourself with little assistance.

**Reliable**: Consistently can depend on you for the quality of your work and your attendance.

**Punctual**:Arriving and leaving work at the agreed upon time consistently.

**Communication**:Capable of having face to face conversation informing your supervisor of problems encountered, work completed or incomplete, and safety issues or concerns

**WHO WE ARE**

Sealand Building Group is a leading design | build construction services company focused on Food Processing | Cold Storage | Distribution | Agri-Food | Special Projects.

Since 1975, we have worked around the corner and across the country helping build the food industry. Driven by our strong core values, we feel business is personal. We have a desire to give and be rooted in our community.

We want to have a go at it, have fun do

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