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Job Details

Construction Trades Helper

Employer

High Sierra

Date Posted

May 14, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $26.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 04, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

High Sierra

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Construction site
  • Commercial facility

Tasks

  • Load, unload and transport construction materials
  • Perform pre-operational inspection
  • Read blueprints to determine work requirements
  • Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
  • Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
  • Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Pave and rake asphalt
  • Assist in demolishing buildings
  • Clean and pile salvaged materials
  • Perform routine maintenance work
  • Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
  • Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
  • Utilize hand and power tools
  • Help tradespersons, apprentices and other workers as directed
  • Operate blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions
  • Cut materials using power tools or by hand
  • Install vapour barriers and fire-retardant materials

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Concrete vibrators
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Circular saws
  • Concrete saws
  • Mortar and concrete mixers
  • Grinding machine
  • Chippers
  • Jackhammers
  • Air compressors
  • Air guns
  • Nail guns
  • Drills
  • Trampers (Jumping Jack)
  • Compactor
  • Sandblasters
  • Sledgehammer
  • Hand tools

Construction specialization

  • Driveways
  • Industrial, commercial and institutional
  • Residential
  • Poured concrete

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Construction Trades Helper is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing to sort, clean and pile salvaged materials; in removing rubble and other debris using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment; in cleaning up chemical spills and other contaminants, and removing asbestos and other hazardous materials; and in directing traffic at, or near, construction sites

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers; and in tending and feeding machines and equipment such as mixers, compressors and pumps

innovative

Interest in assisting to drill and blast rock, to align pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction and to demolish buildings using prying bars and other tools

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Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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