Laborer

Job description

Role Overview: Knife River is looking for hard working Laborers to work on projects in Idaho. Responsible for cleaning and preparing construction sites. Unloads and loads materials, reads plans and specifications, tends machines and assists Foremen and other construction site workers. Responsibilities: - Assist with manual operations at heavy highway construction sites. - Participate in demolitions. - Work with underground utilities. - Remove trees and debris. - Read blueprints and designs. - Control traffic. - Clear and prepare highway work zones. - Dig trenches. - Install sewer, water, and storm drainpipes. - Pour concrete and/or asphalt onto roads. - Operate tools and machines. - Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor Minimum Qualifications: Would prefer that candidates have a minimum of 1-2 years' experience working as a laborer in the heavy highway field but we are willing to train the right person. Successful candidates must be hard working, dependable and able to perform manual labor for approximately 90% of their work shift. General construction laborers must have physical strength, hand-eye coordination, and endurance. Laborers must also be able to concentrate on t...