Yard Helper Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Company Overview

Colorado Barricade is a leading provider of traffic safety services and equipment for the road repair, construction and maintenance industry in the State of Colorado. Colorado Barricade's core services include traffic control planning and services, pavement marking, permanent sign and related merchandise and equipment rental and sales. Customers include highway construction companies, Departments of Transportation, municipalities and utilities.

Company Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, matching 401(k), excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, Flex Spending and Dependent Care, Supplemental Accident Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, employer paid uniforms, and much more.

Colorado Barricade's Purpose

Builders of Safety, Opportunity, and Community

Mission

To be the leading safety company in America

Values:

We Are One

We Take Pride in the Win

We Figure it out for our Customers

We Keep our Ego in Check

The Yard Laborer will assist any or all departments of the Company. The Yard Laborer must help to ensure the timely completion of jobs and projects. This includes loading and unloading trucks for Company employees and customers, organizing and supervising temporary laborers, and performing service work as required.

Required Values

• Courage: Does what is right for internal and external partners, even when it's uncomfortable to do so.
• Safety: Dedicated to the health and safety of employees, customers and the community.
• Relationships: Committed to a team-first approach, being honest, proven ability to check your ego and embrace humility. Thrives in a culture of respect and dignity.
• Growth: Dedicated to developing themselves, their teammates and our partners in the industry.

• Follow all safety rules and regulations of the Company.
• Efficiently communicate with all levels of people - employees, customers, accident information, maintenance service schedules, etc.
• Conduct themselves in a manner that promotes a professional and respectful atmosphere and ensure that the service encounter with the customer is an exceptional experience.
• Ensure that all Will Call DPR's are complete and accurate.
• Flexibility to work various schedules and stay late, when necessary, with little or no notice.
• Learn/Responsible for safe lifting, loading, and unloading of equipment to and from trucks.
• Arrive at the work site on time wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), e.g., hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, masks, and earplugs as required, and when applicable, a respirator.
• Lift, carry and stack materials and traffic signs.
• Clean, sweep and organize yard, shops, and inventory.
• Wash and clean equipment and traffic control devices and vehicles
• Ensure a high focus on inventory accuracy.
• Adhere to all Company Policies and Procedures
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with team members inside and out of the organization
• Strong organizational skills with a high attention to detail.
• Self-motivated; capable of taking initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments and effectively manage deadlines.
• A passion for working in a high growth business as the pace and expectations of the culture.
• A passion for success, a positive and friendly attitude and a consistent work ethic are all a must.
• A strong knowledge of the traffic control/construction industry is a major plus.
• Willing to travel as needed.

Working Environment/Physical Requirements

• Work is performed outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions / varying temperature, e.g., exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, dry and / or windy conditions.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Work includes prolonged and repeated lifting (including overhead) up to 80lbs., standing, walking, climbing, twisting, kneeling, reaching and feeling, climb and balance, crouching and crawling.
• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination
• Able to stand for extended periods of time, 8 to 10 hrs. per day up to 6 days per week

Requirements

• A Valid Driver's License and clean MVR are preferred.
• Forklift certification and Flagger certification may be required.
• Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens.
• Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check

Colorado Barricade Co. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all current and future employees.

Current employees and applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.