General Laborer

Taylor Construction 2016 Limited

Job Description

Job Title

Construction Labourer

Purpose

To support daily site operations by maintaining a clean, safe, and organised work environment. Assist tradespeople, handle materials, and perform essential manual tasks to ensure projects run safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Site Operations & Manual Labour

• Prepare sites for daily work by clearing debris, setting up temporary fencing, and ensuring the site is ready for subcontractors.
• Load, unload, and safely distribute construction materials, tools, and deliveries around the site.
• Perform heavy manual labour, including digging trenches, moving earth, and conducting general site clean-up.
• Assist carpenters, machine operators, and site managers with day-to-day tasks and instructions.

Site Security & Housekeeping

• Keep the site tidy; store materials in designated areas.
• Assist in locking and securing the site and properties daily.
• Ensure waste and debris are properly disposed of and help arrange skip bin deliveries/removals as needed.
• Unlock site offices, toilets, lunchrooms, meeting rooms and houses each morning, and lock them again each night.
• Install protective coverings to floorings, benchtops and other items as instructed by the Site Manager,
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Health & Safety

• Attend toolbox meetings and actively participate in site health and safety discussions.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies and wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Identify potential hazards and immediately report incidents or risks to the Site Manager.
• Supervise and coordinate safe work practices for your own tasks and assist others in doing the same.

General Duties & Responsibilities

• Be punctual and work the hours and times specified.
• Prioritise workload to ensure work of the greatest importance to the business is undertaken with urgency and to a high standard.
• Support and help develop a positive workplace culture.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Responsibly manage all business resources within accountability levels.
• Comply with all employment obligations.
• Promptly undertake to complete all reasonable and lawful instructions and directions given.
• Serve the business in good faith, promoting and protecting the business’s best interests.
• During work time, and such other times as may be reasonably required, dedicate all effort to the execution and fulfilment of the duties, responsibilities, obligations and instructions related to employment.
• Demonstrate through own actions a commitment to Health and Safety at work when undertaking work or observing others in the workplace.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description and all other duties as required by the business.

Skills, Experience & Education

• Physically fit, comfortable with heavy lifting, and capable of working on your feet in various weather conditions.
• Prior experience on a construction site is highly advantageous.
• Competent to use power tools and hand tools.
• Demonstrates a high standard of workmanship, a positive attitude, and effective task execution.
• Full Class 1 New Zealand driver’s licence.