What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laborer position at KEMRON Environmental Services?
Position Summary:
The KEMRON Laborer performs a variety of physical tasks on heavy construction, highway construction, and remediation project sites. Work may involve strenuous manual labor and requires the ability to work safely around equipment and other site personnel.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Load and unload trucks, materials, and equipment
- Excavate, fill, and tamp trenches and ditches
- Move, stack, and organize materials and supplies
- Collect and remove refuse, debris, rubble, and salvageable materials
- Level and clear ground using hand and power tools
- Clean and clear culverts, ditches, brush, leaves, and other site debris
- Operate manual and power equipment as assigned
- Assist with asphalt placement and patching
- Erect scaffolding and assist with other general construction activities
- Maintain a clean and safe job site and secure tools and equipment at the end of each day
- Follow KEMRON and OSHA safety policies, procedures, training, and site-specific requirements
- Assist site personnel in the safe execution of project work
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Any combination of training, skills, and experience demonstrating the ability to perform Laborer duties
- Ability and willingness to perform strenuous manual work and follow verbal instructions
- Ability to work safely around construction equipment and other site personnel
- Knowledge of the proper use of hand tools, power equipment, materials, and supplies
- Ability to work independently and complete assigned duties according to schedule
- Ability to meet attendance requirements with dependability and consistency
Additional Qualifications Preferred
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training
- Current 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training
- Current, clear motor vehicle record meeting KEMRON vehicle insurance requirements
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Primary residence located within 50 miles of the project site
- Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions common to heavy truck and equipment operations
Physical Demands / Work Environment
- Ability to pass required HAZWOPER medical monitoring physical exam
- Good eyesight, coordination, judgment, and awareness of surroundings
- Ability to work safely with limited supervision
- Ability to work outdoors in rain, heat, humidity, dust, and other adverse conditions
- Ability to safely work 8–10 hour shifts
- Ability to work around vibration, asphalt, hazardous materials, moving equipment, and vehicles
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
- Ability to walk over uneven terrain and perform repetitive reaching, handling, and manual tasks
- Ability to use required respiratory protection and PPE when applicable
- Ability to read, understand, and comply with Corporate and site-specific Health and Safety Plans