General Laborers

Job Duties May Include:

Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.

Select tools, equipment, and/or materials from storage and transport items to work site.

Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.

Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.

Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.

Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.

Cut timbers, lumber and/or paneling to specified dimensions, and drill holes in timbers or lumber.

Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.

Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.

Knowledge

Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. Skills

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Depth Perception — The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Dynamic Strength — The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.

Work Activities

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. Work Context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?

Face-to-Face Discussions — How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?

Physical Proximity — To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?

Telephone — How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

Consequence of Error — How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?

Contact With Others — How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?