About the role
Overview
Maryland Division/HTI, a division of The H&K Group, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced and motivated Paving Crew Laborer to become a part of our team. Usually performing their duties in a utility capacity, the position entails working on construction projects, often transferring from one task to another whenever the situation requires. If you meet the job requirements outlined below, H&K would be happy to consider you for this position.
Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
100% Company-paid Health Benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include
- Acquires tools needed for daily operations
- Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line.
- Bolts, nails, aligns, and blocks up under forms.
- Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.
- Levels earth to fine grade specifications.
- Positions, joins, aligns, and seals pipe sections.
- Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.
Paving Duties
Assists with pre-run markings
Uses a paving lute to fine grade before roller man compacts
Operates vibratory plate as needed
Shovels asphalt as required
Direct traffic around work area as required
Qualifications
Required Skills, Education, and Experience
- One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
Problem solving
Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience
- Two years of related experience and/or training
- Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
- OSHA or other relevant safety certifications
Physical Demands
Frequently required to
- Sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Use hands to finger, handle, feel
- Reach with hands & arms
Talk or hear
Occasionally required to
Stand, walk, climb, and balance
Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision requirements
Distance
Peripheral
Depth perception
Ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
Regularly exposed to
Outside weather conditions
Vibration
- Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles
- Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
- Noise level is usually loud
H&K
provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.
Thank you for your interest in employment with us
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At
H&K,
we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.
H&K
does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.
Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)
Great Benefits offered!