General Laborer

JE Dunn • Minneapolis, MN • 8m ago

Location: Minneapolis, MN, US, 55401

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success ... By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 95+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places every day, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The General Laborer role varies from working on new construction, to renovations, and across a variety of project types. General laborers perform physical labor and are essential to our company and self-perform efforts. General laborers utilize a variety of tools and specialized equipment.

The following role responsibilities are not all encompassing as specific work tasks, project types, and build phases drastically vary. This is a broad representation of the type of tasks and requirements required of General Laborers at JE Dunn. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn. • Autonomy and Decision-Making: Follows directions and refers all exceptions to supervisor. • Career Path: Trade Foreman 1

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

GENERAL LABOR FAMILY - CORE • Tending – Assists other skilled trades/crafts, including masons, plasterers, carpenters, ironworkers and others as assigned. Duties may include loading, unloading, handling and distributing materials, fixtures and others as assigned. This may include mixing, handling and conveying of all materials used by plasterers, carpenters and other building and construction crafts, whether done by hand or other process. This will include the drying of plastering when done by salamander heat or any other drying process, including the cleaning and transporting to next point of erection or placement and clearing of all debris. • Concrete – Responsible for placement of all concrete for walls, foundations, floors or for any other construction; mixing, handling, conveying, pouring, vibrating, gunniting and otherwise applying concrete whether done by hand or any other process, and wrecking, stripping, dismantling, cleaning, and handling concrete forms and falsework; building of centers for fireproofing purposes. • Scaffolds - Builds scaffolding and staging for masons and plasterers. • General excavations, foundations & grading – Responsible for excavation for building, digging of trenches, piers, foundations and holes, digging lagging, sheeting, cribbing, bracing and propping of foundations, holes, caissons, cutting, lagging, shoring, operation of all hand tools, pneumatic, electric, motor, combustion or air driven tools or equipment necessary for the performance of work described herein, including but not limited to; gas and electric powered chain saws, vibratory tampers, hand powered rollers, jack hammers, etc. • Underpinning & shoring – Responsible for clearing, excavating, filling, backfilling, grading and landscaping of all sites. • Drilling/Blasting – Responsible for all work of drill running, chuck tending, jackhammering and blasting.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities • Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner • Communication skills, verbal and written • Knowledge of specific trades and scopes of work • Ability to follow-up on inquiries in a timely manner • Ability to provide excellent customer service • Ability to identify common construction materials and equipment • Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally

Education • High School Diploma or GED (Preferred) • Apprentice and/or Vocational/Technical/Trade training (Preferred) • In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience • 0-2 years commercial construction experience (Preferred).

Working Environment • Must be able to lift at least to 50 pounds • May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold) • Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs • Must have reliable transportation • Must be comfortable working at projected heights, narrow workspaces, various depths (trenches) • Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Kneeling, Carrying, Swinging, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling, Balancing • Occasional activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen • Specific environmental and physical requirements may vary by project type/location

At JE Dunn, our approach to benefits means caring for the whole person, and it begins with a comprehensive benefits program that meets families' needs. We offer competitive and award-winning benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, 401(K) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.