Employment Opportunities – Job description

 

Fence Laborer

• Freedom Valley Fence is hiring for our fence installation crews. Applicant will work on a fence crew and install various styles of fencing including chain link, vinyl, wood, and aluminum. We are looking for fence installers with a strong commitment to quality, a high level of motivation, and looking to grow within the Company. Applicants must enjoy physical labor (hard physical labor) and have a passion for working outside and doing something a little bit different every day. Our fence installers work approximately nine months per year.

  Duties and Responsibilities:

• All Applicants should have the ability to work safely and follow direction. Experience in construction/fence installation a plus.

• MUST be punctual, arrive to work on time, be dependable, and have own transportation.

• Be able to work in a team environment where situations and demands change daily.

• Basic understanding of measurements and tools. Must be capable of aligning wood, vinyl, and steel posts with string lines and levels to verify vertical alignment of posts.

• Must be capable to measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, and specifications.

• Must be physically fit and able to perform strenuous manual labor required to complete each project.

• Must be able to work as a team, and able to lift 50 pounds.

• Ability to perform heavy physical labor.

• Able to perform fence installation and setting posts as indicated by plans/directions.

• Responsible for project site cleanup.

• Clean and load truck daily.

• Load all equipment and components onto truck daily.

• Set fence under the guidance of crew foreman.

• Daily cleanup of site and final check for equipment and materials.

• Essential for performance (including safety) are eye-hand coordination, ability to speak and hear and distinguish colors.

• Self-motivation and direction, with a strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution. 

• Enjoys working hard in an environment where you hand excavate, lift, and move items and on your feet most of the day.

• This position requires the ability to comprehend specific directions to ensure safe and O.S.H.A.-compliant practices and compliant construction and services, training will be provided if needed.

• You must be responsible (good track record of coming to work on time).

• Willing to learn.

  

Qualifications:

• Valid U.S. Driver’s License

• High School Diploma

• Construction experience preferred

• General knowledge of power tools

 

Working Conditions:

• Working conditions vary by job and day. This is a full-time position with regular hours between 7:30am – 4:30pm Monday - Friday, but overtime is very often required and occasionally work on Saturday is necessary to complete jobs.

• An ability to tolerate work in all sorts of environments, conditions, weather, and seasons is a must.

• Seasonal.

 

Physical requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds

• Repetitive motions including turning of head and torso, reaching, grasping, bending, squatting, kneeling, reaching overhead and flexing arms, legs, wrists, and fingers.

• Good coordination

• Operating a wheelbarrow with loads up to 250 pounds

• Walking extended distances in a variety of terrain

 

Notes:

• Pay depends on experience, skills, and overall work ethic.

• Serious and reliable applicants only. 

• FVF is a drug free workplace. 

• References required.