Seasonal Summer Craft Intern (laborer) - Huntsville

Our Huntsville, AL office is interested in hiring promising recent high school or college graduates (past 12 months) or future graduates (within the next 3 months) to work with us full-time and learn a trade in one of the following categories:

Welding (Metal Fabrication or Structural Welding)

Form Carpentry (Building wooden forms for concrete pours)

Concrete Finisher (pouring and 'finishing' concrete)

Finish Carpentry (Doors and hardware)

Laborer (cleaning, materials transportation, vendor management)

If you met a member of our team at a Job Fair or Career Expo please be sure to mention where you met us in your job application.

Job family: Trades

Job title: Entry-Level Construction Worker

Reports to: Foreman, Superintendent, and Trades Manager

Position Description:

Responsible for learning skills associated with their assigned trade at construction projects. May assist other craft workers in their trades and may perform other duties as necessary or required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties may include but are not limited to performing physical labor in assistance with jobsite clean-up, rough carpentry, site logistics, fencing, deck and platform building, protection systems, and construction waste areas.

Communicate effectively in emergency situations

Follow written safety instructions from tool and equipment manufacturers.

Reviews jobsite needs with the superintendents and foreman.

Participate in the activities of subcontractors and suppliers.

Review project perimeter for security and cleanliness daily.

May perform fire watch duties as needed.

May operate equipment such as forklifts, backhoe, skidsteer, excavator, compactors, and construction hoist.

Assist with overall site safety and quality programs as required (including daily participation in Pre-Task Plans) and ensure Trade employees/subcontractors compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes, regulations, and jobsite security

Inspect all tools and power tools before use to ensure they are in safe and working condition

Maintain positive working relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers and other employees

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Display a high level of teamwork, integrity, commitment, and leadership in daily operations

Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance requires vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus, and hearing abilities with or without the use of an aide. Performance requires physical ability to navigate work areas under construction, climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, and climb ladders, along with the following: Constantly: Standing, walking, combined standing/walking, lifting/lowering/carrying weights under 25 lbs., reaching below shoulder height, bending/twisting neck, bending at waist (forward & sideways), balancing pushing/pulling, repetitive motion, hand/wrist flexion extension, and exposures to noise/dust/chemicals. Frequently: Lifting/lowering/carrying weights 25-50 lbs., reaching above shoulder height, squatting, kneeling, climbing, and working on heights. Occasionally: Sitting, crawling, confined space hazards, and lifting/lowering/carrying weights over 50 lbs.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electric shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.