construction helper

Full job description
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Tasks
Calculate crane capacities
Load, unload and transport construction materials
Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
Perform pre-operational inspection
Read blueprints to determine work requirements
Clean and lubricate cranes
Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
Instruct apprentices
Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas
Assemble tower cranes on site
Help medical examiner in charge
Operate gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side
Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
Operate locomotive cranes to move objects and materials at railway yards
Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
Operate offshore oil rig cranes to unload and reload supply vessels
Level earth to fine grade specifications
Operate cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials
Pave and rake asphalt
Assist in demolishing buildings
Clean and pile salvaged materials
Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
Perform routine maintenance work
Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
Direct traffic at or near construction sites
Green job
Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week