Laborer:
Responsibilities: performing various tasks to aid daily operations at a construction site. Their duties include loading and unloading tools or raw materials, assembling machinery or other pieces of equipment and digging or filling in trenches throughout the construction process as well disposing of debris such as rock, stone, dirt, sand, and slurry.
The duties and responsibilities of a laborer are all geared toward maintaining a clean, safe and efficient construction site while also supporting the overall project. The list of duties for a laborer on any given day may include the following:
Cleaning and preparing construction sites.
Loading and unloading materials and equipment.
Building and taking down barricades and temporary structures.
Digging trenches, compacting earth and backfilling holes.
Operating and tending machinery and heavy equipment.
Following instructions from supervisors and implementing construction plans.
Assisting skilled tradespeople in their duties.