Laborer (PHX)

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General Summary

This position is responsible for safely performing various tasks to support daily operations at road / highway sites and construction projects.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Assist in preparing job site by removing material including but not limited to debris, rocks, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and other material.
• Perform daily job site and equipment inspections.
• Perform job site clean-up and maintain job site free of hazards.
• Perform inspections and maintenance of equipment, tools, and machinery.
• Install and maintain perimeter barricades, fencing and screening.
• Conduct grade checks.
• Operate various hand tools and equipment including but not limited to picks, shovels, powered tools, jackhammers, saws, tampers, roto hammers, and drills.
• Operate basic surveying / layout equipment including but not limited to, tape measure, level, pipe laser, etc.
• Handle, secure, load and unload construction materials, tools, and machinery.
• Dig holes or trenches, utilizing hand tools.
• Cut, grind, break up, and demolish concrete and asphalt using various hand tools.
• Shovel, excavate, backfill, and compact various materials including but limited to asphalt, concrete, flagstone, earth, and rocks.
• Assist subgrade work with mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete.
• Assist with setting structures, building, and moving forms, cutting lumber, and strip / patch.
• Assemble and dismantle scaffolding, ladders, ramps, catwalks, shoring, barricades, and other temporary structures.
• Flag and control traffic on roadways.
• May operate equipment including but not limited to skid steers, forklifts, and light vehicles.
• Support Carpenters, Masons, Operators, and other specialized trades as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

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About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his / her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.