Entry Level Field Trainee - Draper, UT

Job ID: 525805

Reynolds Excavation, Demolition & Utilities is a CRH Company.

Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees.

We strive to be The Preferred Source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services.

We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

Position Overview

The Entry Level Field Trainee is responsible for safely performing a variety of construction duties to assist the crews or at various locations.

This position involves various manual tasks.

The trainee will be required to help experienced workers by performing routine tasks such as loading and unloading materials and preparing and cleaning the worksite for projects.

They usually need to learn from other workers how to do more difficult tasks such as using special equipment and tools.

Some professionals working on this field are construction workers, technicians, operators, drivers, laborers, among other specialists.

The trainee will spend the first 90 days of employment with a mentor to assist with acclimation to the job, workforce and company.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)



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*Duties and functions will vary depending on available posts and responsibilities for each position.

Trainee will typically be hired under one of the following position descriptions:

General Laborer :



* Prepares ground surfaces for the road building process.

Removes debris out of the construction path.


* Hand shovels to prepare ground trenches for pipes and utility lines.

May dig up existing pipes and lines.

Pipes include water, sewer, conduit and other utility lines.


* Attaches trench box and pipes to chains or guide wires to be lifted and moved by the heavy equipment operator.

Installs shoring materials.


* Operates ground compactors, levels out and rakes dirt, sets string markers, and removes items within the area to be paved.


* May cut concrete with saw as needed to finish grades.


* Performs machinery maintenance and repairs.


* Unplugs and shovels off conveyors and screens.

changes out screens, rollers, cone liners, etc.


* Repairs conveyor problems.


* Greases moving machine parts.


* Other duties as assigned per supervisor

Equipment Operator:



* Operate equipment safely and efficiently.


* Responsible for safe slopes on excavations and proper barricading.


* Locate utilities and other buried lines prior to digging.


* Perform minor servicing and maintenance or refer major problems to the supervisor.


* Knowledge of trenching and shoring standards.


* Keep time and material records.


* Other duties as assigned per supervisor

Truck Driver:


* Thorough operational knowledge and skills of end dumps and/or belly dumps (with and without pups) and related equipment to be oper...