Subgrade Laborer

Department: Earth & Utility

Job Status: Full Time/Weather Dependent

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Landon Stewart

Grade/Level: $21.00-$28.00/hr. Depending on experience

Amount of Travel Required: Limited 

Positions Supervised: None

Work Schedule      

Monday through Friday, and some Saturdays. 7:00am to 5:30pm, hours & days can vary based upon Owner/GC requirements and workload.

Benefits

401(k) Retirement plan

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Elite Surface Infrastructure Overview

Elite Surface Infrastructure (ESI) is a growing company located in Englewood Colorado and has been working along the Colorado front range since 1998. ESI is one of the largest construction companies in Colorado that self-performs a variety of services including Underground Utilities, Paving, Asphalt, Milling, Grading, and Earthwork for Infrastructure and Infrastrurcture Improvements in the commercial, municipal, and federal sectors. 

POSITION SUMMARY
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

•  Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.
• Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
• Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
• Repair and maintain equipment, make emergency adjustments, or assist with major repairs as necessary.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
• Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience: 1-2 years related experience in field and office

Other Requirements: Clean Driving record and the ability to pass a background investigation, and drug screening. Able to access State & Federal Facilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demands

Lift/Carry

Stand

F (Frequently)

Walk

F (Frequently)

Sit

F (Frequently)

Handling/Fingering

O (Occasionally)

Reach Outward

F (Frequently)

Reach Above Shoulder

O (Occasionally)

Climb

O (Occasionally)

Crawl

O (Occasionally)

Squat or Kneel

O (Occasionally)

Bend

F (Frequently)

10 lbs. or less

F (Frequently)

11-20 lbs.

O (Occasionally)

21-50 lbs.

O (Occasionally)

51-100 lbs.

O (Occasionally)

Over 100 lbs.

N (Not Applicable)

Push/Pull

12 lbs. or less

F (Frequently)

13-25 lbs.

O (Occasionally)

26-40 lbs.

O (Occasionally)

41-100 lbs.

N (Not Applicable)

 

N (Not Applicable)

Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally)

Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs./day)

F (Frequently)

Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs./day)

C (Constantly)

Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)

OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (hard hat, eye & ear protection, safety vest, gloves, dust mask or respirator, fall protection gear, etc.). 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Outdoor with varying weather conditions and degrees of temperature.

 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and an E-Verify Participating Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.