Example titles
- Asphalt spreader
- Bricklayer helper
- Carpenter helper
- Concrete mixer helper
- Concrete paving labourer
- Construction helper
- Construction labourer
- Demolition worker
- Driller helper - surface mining
- Drywall sander
- Excavation labourer
- Flagperson
- Glazier helper
- Pipeline mandrel operator
- Plumber helper
- Roofer helper
Inclusions
- Rigger (except shipbuilding and aircraft assembly)
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Load and unload construction materials, and move materials to work areas
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades required at construction sites
- Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
- Assist tradespersons such as carpenters, bricklayers, cement finishers, roofers and glaziers in construction activities
- Assist heavy equipment operators to secure special attachments to equipment, signal operators to guide them in moving equipment and provide assistance in other activities
- Assist in aligning pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock at construction sites
- Assist miners in excavating and in setting up and operating various drills and other surface mining machinery
- Level earth to fine grade specifications using rake and shovel
- Assist in demolishing buildings using prying bars and other tools, and sort, clean and pile salvaged materials
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment
- Operate pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers as directed
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction such as mixers, compressors and pumps
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants, and remove asbestos and other hazardous materials
- Oil and grease hoists and similar equipment
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Perform other activities at construction sites, as directed.
Employment requirements
- Some experience as a general construction labourer may be required for construction trade helpers.
- Some pipeline workers, such as stabbers, mandrel operators and pre-heater tenders, usually require one season of experience in oil and gas pipeline construction.
- Flagmen/women may require a traffic control certificate.
- Riggers and slingers may require a rigging certificate.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
Additional information
- Mobility is possible among workers in this unit group.
- Progression from rigger to crane operator is possible with experience and additional certification.
