Job Duties:
Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units and stone or segmental block retaining walls. Prepare base for installation by removing unstable or unsuitable materials, compacting and grading the soil, draining or stabilizing weak or saturated soils and taking measures to prevent water penetration and migration of bedding sand. Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand. Set pavers, aligning and spacing them correctly. Sweep sand into the joints and compact pavement until the joints are full. Cut paving stones to size and for edges, using a splitter and a masonry saw. Compact bedding sand and pavers to finish the paved area. Sweep sand from the surface prior to opening to traffic. Read landscape design prints, review prints with the team leader, and implement the landscape construction plan. Operates, proficiently, a variety of mechanical equipment, including skid loaders, mini excavators, dingos, plate compactors, stone grinders, drills, gas and electric chop saws, chain saws, demolition hammers, and jack hammers.
Special Requirements:
MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT 50 LBS., BEND, STOOP, LIFT AND STRETCH ON A FREQUENT BASIS AND WORK IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. POST-HIRE RANDOM DRUG TESTING AT EMPLOYER'S EXPENSE FOR ALL WORKERS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND H-2B. SATURDAY WORK REQUIRED, WHEN NECESSARY. SCHEDULE AND HOURS MAY VARY. WORKERS MAY RECEIVE HIGHER DAVIS BACON ACT WAGE RATES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN JOB SITES, IF ENCOUNTERED.