construction helper

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Room and board provided
• High-rise building construction sites
• Construction site

Tasks

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Read blueprints to determine work requirements
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
• Assist in demolishing buildings
• Perform routine maintenance work
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Working at heights training

Equipment and machinery experience

• Nail guns
• Drills
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional
• Residential
• Roofing

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly
• Willing to travel overnight
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Manual dexterity
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Gloves
• Uniform
• Ear plugs
• Safety vest

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Hardworking

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Workplace information

On the road job

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for newcomers and refugees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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