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About the Role

As a Construction Labourer, you will support site supervisors and operators by preparing job sites, moving materials, using hand and power tools, operating small equipment, and contributing to a wide range of construction activities. Work is varied and may include concrete, rough carpentry, retaining walls, pavers, site servicing, planting, and general landscape and civil works. This role requires reliability, initiative, and the ability to work well within a team where many employees have built long-term careers.

Responsibilities

Prepare job sites
Move materials
Use hand and power tools
Operate small equipment
Contribute to a wide range of construction activities
Perform technical tasks to a good standard
Complete equipment and vehicle pre-use inspections
Maintain a clean, organized worksite

Requirements

Experience in civil, landscape, utilities, environmental, or infrastructure construction
Comfortable using hand and power tools (e.g., shovels, saws, jackhammers)
Experience with concrete, sewer, interlock, or retaining walls
Ability to operate a skid steer
Comfortable working with and around heavy equipment
Basic understanding of layout, grades, and slopes
Clear verbal communication
Ability to work as part of a team
Physically fit; able to lift 50+ lbs
Valid driver’s licence
Reliable transportation
Clean driver’s abstract
Embody the values that our organization is built on
Motivated to contribute to our mission

Skills

Hand and power tools
Small equipment operation
Concrete work
Rough carpentry
Retaining walls
Pavers
Site servicing
Planting
Landscape works
Civil works
Skid steer operation
Excavator operation (asset)

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Demonstrated ability and experience

Salary/Compensations

$22–$34/hour

Benefits

Benefits and group RSP options after a waiting period
Paid emergency and personal days
Paid overtime
Additional training
Boot allowance after a waiting period
Annual fitness credit

About the Company

Since 2010, Hawkins Contracting has delivered high-quality, safe, and reliable work across utilities, infrastructure, environmental, and landscape construction.
We are a WSIB Gold-level Small Business Health & Safety Leadership Award recipient, a multi-time IHSA Recognition of Performance Achievement winner, and a COR-certified contractor.
Our values - Team, Honesty, Problem-Solving, Ambition, Wellness, Courtesy, and Reliability - are not slogans. They define how work is performed on site, how people are treated, and how success is measured.
We are a service-oriented contractor focused on people, process, and long-term relationships.
We pursue complex, multi-disciplinary work and hold ourselves to standards that support our COR designation and award-winning safety culture.
High performers are recognized through advancement opportunities and team events.
Operators who demonstrate leadership, reliability, and strong values may progress toward leadhand responsibilities over time.

Equal Opportunity

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us via our website. We will work with you to meet your needs.