Yard Worker

Reports to: Material Supply Manager

Full Time

Hourly, Non-exempt

Salary range: $17 - $18/hour

Purpose

Perform tasks involving physical labor in the company yard. This position will assist with multiple manual labor tasks in the yard and may also include assisting crews in the field as needed. This position may require heavy equipment use of the John Deer tractor, front end loader and skid steer to complete jobs. Must be able to work around heavy equipment safely while wearing appropriate PPE. May clean and prepare vehicles, equipment, yard signs, and other needed Lucky Dog equipment. Will be picking up the yard, loading vehicles, emptying the pond, moving things in the yard, moving equipment as needed, and other odd jobs as specified by the Material Supply Manager, May assist other craft workers in the yard and in the field.

Education and Experience

No formal educational credential
Short-term on-the-job training

General Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Must have a valid Driver’s license or State ID card
• Must be between 21-75 years of age (Over 70 requires an acceptable annual letter of health from a registered doctor or their representative).

Other-

• Must have reliable transportation to work
• Basic knowledge of the construction industry,
• Ability to determine the right kind of tool and equipment needed to do a job,
• Commitment to performing quality work while putting safety first,
• Possess a strong sense of personal responsibility and the ability to perform manual labor in all weather conditions.
• Must use a cell phone device to clock in and out for shifts and lunches.

PREFERRED:

General-

• High School diploma or GED
• Great people skills, communication skills and problem-solving skills.

Working Conditions

This position could require evenings, nights and some weekends. This position will be performed mainly outdoors and sometimes in inclement weather.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift 50+ pounds, stand and kneel for long periods of time and be physically active.

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.

Mechanical

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Public Safety and Security

• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Customer and Personal Service

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Education and Training

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

English Language

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

Basic Skills

• Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• 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.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Ability to determine the right kind of tool and equipment needed to do a job.
• Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service: Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem-Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Resource Management Skills

• Time Management Managing one's own time
• Work Context

Body Positioning

• Requires bending or twisting
• Requires walking and running
• Requires kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling
• Requires repetitive movement
• Requires standing
• Requires continuous lifting
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls

Communication

• Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)
• Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams
• Requires telephone conversations
• Ability to listen to directions and interpret correctly

Environment

• Requires working in cramped workspaces and getting into awkward positions
• Includes exposure to contaminants
• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions
• Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable

Impact of Decisions

• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company
• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization

Job Hazards

• Requires exposure to hazardous conditions
• Requires exposure to high places
• Requires exposure to hazardous equipment

Level of Challenge

• Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
• Requires being exact or highly accurate

Pace and Scheduling

• Requires meeting strict deadlines

Personal Interaction

• Requires work with others in a group or team
• Requires coordinating in accomplishing work activities

Responsibility for Others

• Includes responsibility for work outcomes and results
• Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others

Work Attire

• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment

Work Setting

• Requires working with equipment
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions
• Requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people
• Requires working in a busy yard

Tasks

• Picking up and cleaning the company yard.
• Clean or prepare vehicles or equipment as needed.
• Assist with loading/unloading trucks or equipment for different projects.
• Move things around the yard as needed for access to other yard materials.
• Emptying the pond as needed to prevent overflow.
• Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons
• Perform various tasks involving physical labor.
• May operate hand and power tools of all types: measuring equipment, saws, shovels, drills and a variety of other tools and equipment.
• Assist with other crew members in placing pipe, loading and unloading equipment and materials.
• Clean and maintain tools, trucks and equipment.
• Other yard based activities as needed and instructed by the Material Supply Manager.
• Use hand tools to dig around existing utility structures to prevent damage.

Activities

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

• Assist with loading/unloading trucks

Performing General Physical Activities

• Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
• Clean equipment or facilities.
• Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.
• Clean work sites.
• Compact materials to create level bases.
• Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.
• Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
• Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.

Handling and Moving Objects

• Apply paint to surfaces.
• Apply sealants or other protective coatings.
• Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
• Load/Unload vehicles or equipment as needed.
• Moving equipment in the yard for access to other jobsite needed

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

• Getting Information
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Break up rock, asphalt, or concrete.
• Operate heavy-duty construction or installation equipment.
• Operate pumps or compressors.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Maintain construction tools or equipment.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Processing Information
• Thinking Creatively
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Calendar and scheduling software

• BambooHR
• Quickbooks Time

Tools and Technology

Tools

Forklifts

• Forklifts
• Masonry forklifts
• Rough terrain forklifts

Man-lift or personnel lift

• Bosun chairs
• Man-lifts
• Swing chairs
• Swing stages