Construction Laborer 3: Yard Boss - Lexington

Summary Of Opportunity

Jostin Construction is a growing business of over 125 team members, celebrating over 25 years of providing construction services. We are proud to have built our business out in concrete construction first, and then expanded to General Trades, Construction Management, and General Construction services to our high-profile clients in commercial building remodels and new construction.

Our organization is driven by our "WHY" - To create and provide a diversity of opportunities for all. This purpose has guided our work, how we run our business, how we engage with the community deeply and genuinely; and most importantly, how we support and develop our employees.

Our prized Culture is entrenched in our Values. The Jostin Construction Values are:

• Diversity Wins
• All in, All the time
• The Golden Rule
• The Best at Getting Better
• Good Old-Fashioned Ridiculous Fun
• Go First
  
  

Our values represent who we are, how we work, and how we engage with others. If you share our values, we would love to meet you and create a personalized career path for you at Jostin.

Summary Of Duties

The Laborer 3 - Yard Boss is a General Construction Laborer 3 with additional lead responsibilities who will be responsible for maintaining a clean, accessible, and well-organized exterior jobsite with a heavy emphasis on operating equipment to meet those objectives. This position will report to the General Construction superintendent and provide support throughout a construction project which includes general trades responsibilities. This person understands the general construction trade, power tools and safety procedures.

The GC Laborer 3 oversees leading the crews in a professional manner and ensuring safety on job sites. A General Construction laborer needs to have the ability to be flexible as this position may perform various functions throughout a shift. Jostin requires all employees to work collaboratively as a team with not only other Jostin employees but also our trade partners.

Primary Responsibilities

In addition to having the skillset to meet the job requirements of a Laborer 3, the Laborer 3 - Yard Boss will have additional responsibilities including:

• Lead crews in a professional manner and maintain safety procedures
• Proficient in reading drawings and records
• Material Handling- Handle materials in a safe manner
• Ability to be flexible and perform various tasks during work shift
• Ability to safely operate power tools
• Assist carpenters with various tasks
• Participate in weekly toolbox talks
• Heavy demo experience
• Prepare equipment for use
• Understanding of budget and productivity requirements
• Receive Deliveries and account for delivered items
• Ability to conduct training and mentor to help others upskill
• Opening and closing site entrance gates daily
• Scheduling and coordinating deliveries and on-site parking
• Operating a lull for deliveries and trash removal
• Operating a skid steer to remove debris and sweep streets
• Moving miscellaneous equipment such as lifts and excavators
• Ensuring safety barriers are maintained around open excavations and overhead hazards
• Addressing any other safety concerns around the exterior jobsite
  
  

Position Requirements/Experience

• Meet the classification requirements of a laborer 1 and 2
• Minimum of 10 years of construction experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a rough terrain forklift operator
• Demonstrated experience operating skid steer and industrial forklift
• Proven ability to safely and efficiently unload trucks using skid steers, rough terrain forklifts, and industrial forklifts
• Valid driver's license
• OSHA 10 Certification
• Ability to successfully pass a drug screening
• The ability to work irregular hours including weekends when necessary
• The ability to work in harsh weather conditions for long periods of time
• The ability to exert oneself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
• The ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing
• Willingness to commute within a 125-mile radius of Cincinnati
• BENEFITS
• Healthcare coverage
• Short Term Disability
• Company paid life insurance
• IRA retirement options with company match up to 3%
• Aflac insurance options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• PPE provided
• Company events
• Quarterly Bonuses
• Paid referral program
  
  

Jostin Construction is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class and is a member of a drug free safety program.