Dickerson & Bowen - Paving the way for growth and development since 1947
D&B is a leading provider of aggregates, asphalt and asphalt paving services in central and southern Mississippi. D&B operates four asphalt plants and two active sand and gravel plants and is a natural extension to our recently established Southeast platform, further strengthening our vertically integrated footprint.
General Summary
The Construction Laborer supports asphalt paving and related construction activities across Dickerson & Bowen project sites. This role performs a wide range of essential tasks, including site preparation, grading, paving support, and assisting with the installation or repair of various structures. Responsibilities also include traffic control/flagging, shoveling, maintaining clean and safe work areas, and setting up or completing stringline layouts. Laborers work closely with equipment operators and crew members to ensure efficient, high‑quality project execution in all field conditions.
Essential Job Accountabilities
Digs, spreads, and levels dirt and gravel, using pick and shovel.
Lifts, carries, and holds materials, tools, and supplies.
Cleans tools, equipment, materials, and work areas.
Mixes, pours, and spreads concrete, asphalt, gravel, and other materials, using handtools.
Joins, wraps, and seals sections of pipe.
Performs a variety of routine, non-machine tasks, such as removing forms from set concrete, filling expansion joints with asphalt, and placing culvert sections in trench.
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Requirements and Certifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Workers should be able to:
Follow specific directions
Perform a variety of duties which may often change; work within standards of accuracy
Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure
Evaluate information using measurable standards.
Physically, workers must be able to:
Stand or walk for long periods
Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects
Lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds
Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment
Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction).
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It is the policy Dickerson & Bowen Company not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and sexual orientation), national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or because he or she is a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by Dickerson & Bowen Company and their designees, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-hire drug testing.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
