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General Construction Labourer

Employer

Advanced Foundations Inc.

Date Posted

October 09, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Nisku, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 30, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Advanced Foundations Inc.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Noisy
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • High-rise building construction sites
  • Industrial plant
  • Railway company/yard
  • Factory or plant
  • Construction site
  • Farm
  • Oilfield construction industry

Tasks

  • Load, unload and transport construction materials
  • Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
  • Perform pre-operational inspection
  • Read blueprints to determine work requirements
  • Clean and lubricate cranes
  • Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
  • Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
  • Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Assist in demolishing buildings
  • Clean and pile salvaged materials
  • Perform routine maintenance work
  • Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
  • Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
  • Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
  • Direct traffic at or near construction sites

Instrument experience

Mechanical

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Bobcats
  • Carriage grease machine
  • Curbing machine
  • Concrete vibrators
  • Bushing guns
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Circular saws
  • Concrete saws
  • Mortar and concrete mixers
  • Grinding machine
  • Tuggers
  • Chippers
  • Jackhammers
  • Air compressors
  • Air guns
  • Nail guns
  • Drills
  • Torches
  • Chain saw
  • Sandblasters
  • Sledgehammer
  • Hand tools

Construction specialization

  • Driveways
  • Hydroelectric dams
  • Industrial, commercial and institutional
  • Pipelines
  • Residential
  • Sidewalks and curbs
  • Poured concrete
  • Roofing

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sound discrimination

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Gloves
  • Cellular phone
  • Ear plugs
  • Safety vest
  • Rain gear

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Adaptability

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Overtime available

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Support for youths

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The General Construction Labourer 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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