Elementary Construction Occupations
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of general labouring and construction duties to assist building, civil engineering and related trades workers in the performance of their tasks.
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£24,377
Median salary
New workers start around £15,911.23. Normal pay is £24,377 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,508.33.
85
Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Helps diver into and out of diving suit, maintains communication with submerged diver and checks equipment and time spent under water.
- Operates, cleans and lubricates valves and sluices, removes weeds, dead animals and other debris from waterways and carries out minor repairs to banks and footbridges.
- Excavates, constructs and maintains land drainage systems and prepares graves for burial.
- Measures and fixes timber and other structures to support excavations, cables or other rail, signal and telecommunications equipment.
- Heats and breaks up blocks of asphalt, bitumen or tar, stirs melting mixture, adds aggregate if required, pours mixture into buckets.
- Covers ceilings, floors, walls and exposed surfaces of boilers, pipes and plant with insulating material.
- Performs general labouring tasks such as digging trenches and foundations, removing wall coverings, and preparing surfaces by cleaning, sanding, filling, etc..
- Cleans equipment and tools, clears work area and otherwise assists building and woodworking trades workers as directed.
- Mixes mortar, grouting material, cement screed, and plaster, prepares adhesive, primer and paints and similar construction material, and undertakes basic decorating, painting, plumbing and other maintenance and repair tasks.
- Assists with the erection of ladders, scaffolding and work platforms, the rigging of cradles of hoisting equipment and the attaching of slings, hooks and guide ropes.
- Conveys blocks, bricks, stone, mortar, roofing, felt, slates, wood and other building materials to the work area.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Mathematics
52
Speaking
48
Active Learning
46
Active Listening
46
Learning Strategies
42
Monitoring
41
Reading Comprehension
39
Critical Thinking
37
Writing
31
Science
17
Available Courses
C&G Level 1 Diploma in Painting & Decorating
Other
Penwith College
City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Construction Skills (Carpentry & Joinery)
Other
Truro College
BTEC First Certificate in Construction and the Built Environment
Other
Truro College
C&G Level 1 Diploma in Bricklaying
Other
Penwith College
