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Construction Worker
Employer
VighCon Ltd.Date Posted
August 23, 2024Languages
English-
Location Airdrie, AB
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Earnings $25.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 3  Vacancies
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Closing Date Sep 22, 2024
Employer
VighCon Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Urban area
- Remote location
- Various locations
- Rural area
- Landscape contractor
Tasks
- Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform pre-operational inspection
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
- Repair and maintain equipment
- Remove litter and garbage
- Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
- Assist with landscape constructions
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Rake and collect refuse
Equipment and machinery experience
- Reciprocating saws
- Concrete saws
- Jackhammers
- Drills
- Augers
- Trampers (Jumping Jack)
- Chain saw
- Compactor
- Sledgehammer
- Hand tools
- Small engine equipment
Construction specialization
- Driveways
- Residential
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
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
- Sound discrimination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Cellular phone
- Ear plugs
- Safety vest
- Rain gear
- Safety equipment/gear
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Organized
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Experience
Experience an asset
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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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
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Interest in operating pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers; and in tending and feeding machines and equipment such as mixers, compressors and pumps
- innovative
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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
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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