Dennis Smith
Rosedale,INDIANA
Summary
Highly skilled Union Laborer with experience in construction and physical labor tasks. Familiar with safety regulations, equipment operation, and site preparation. Strengths include strong teamwork skills, physical stamina, and ability to follow instructions effectively. Previous roles have fostered increased on-site efficiency through consistent efforts in maintaining work area cleanliness and organization.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Union Laborer
Daishelle Contracting
Marshall, IL
03.2013 - 08.2023
- Loaded and unloaded building materials.
- Cleaned up debris from job sites using shovels, brooms, wheelbarrows, and dump trucks.
- Maintained neatness by sweeping up dust and debris around construction sites.
- Unloaded shipments of supplies when they arrived at the job site.
- Measured distances accurately using measuring tapes and other tools for accurate installations.
- Used hammers, saws, drills, wrenches, screwdrivers to assemble objects like water pipes and concrete.
- Attached pipes together.
- Transported materials between worksites while adhering to all traffic laws and regulations.
- Repaired broken parts on machines used in the course of work duties.
- Ensured compliance with all health and safety regulations while working onsite.
- Followed instructions given by supervisors regarding specific tasks that need completion.
- Provided assistance with lifting heavy objects into place during installation processes.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations that may arise in order to prevent further damage or injury.
- Collected and removed debris from work sites to maintain team productivity and minimize safety hazards.
- Set up equipment to maintain worksite productivity.
- Installed sewer, water or storm drain pipes using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
Union Laborer
Wabash Valley Asphalt
Terre Haute, INDIANA
04.2002 - 03.2012
- Used hand tools to spread gravel, asphalt and other materials over surfaces.
- Set up equipment to maintain worksite productivity.
- Assisted distribution of tools, materials, and equipment to skilled workers.
- Shoveled asphalt and other materials into portable pavement to pour and spread asphalt.
- Signaled construction equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery.
- Controlled traffic to protect work site integrity, crew safety, and general public welfare.
- Filled trenches and holes using shovels and compactors to job site specifications.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Cleaned or prepared construction sites to eliminate hazards.
- Controlled traffic passing near, in or around work zones.
- Dug ditches or trenches, backfilled excavations or compacted and leveled earth to grade specifications.
- Demonstrated best safety practices working at heights and lifting various objects.
Union Laborer
Whites construction
Clinton, INDIANA
03.1990 - 04.2002
- Performed site activities required of green-certified construction practices.
- Coordinated phases of construction projects from inception to completion.
- Positioned, aligned or sealed concrete wall sections or pipes.
- Assisted with diverse construction challenges to help team and customer.
- Tended pumps, compressors or generators to provide power or heat or move materials.
- Inspected sites before and after construction projects.
- Loaded or unloaded building materials to distribute machinery or tools.
- Learned and mastered skilled trade specialties under guidance of expert mentors.
Education
High School Diploma -
South Vermillion Highschool
Clinton, IN05-1989
Skills
- Demolition
- Tile setting
- Crane rigging
- Plumbing installation
- Concrete finishing
- Worksite preparation
- Power and hand tools
- Residential construction
- Operator support
- Maintenance and repair
- Machinery installation
- Earth grading
- Form building
- Repairing wall surfaces
- Fence building
- Hand and power tools
- Painting techniques
- Laying storm sewers
- Laying waterlines
- Flagging
- Working well in group settings
Timeline
Union Laborer
Daishelle Contracting
03.2013 - 08.2023
Union Laborer
Wabash Valley Asphalt
04.2002 - 03.2012
Union Laborer
Whites construction
03.1990 - 04.2002
High School Diploma -
South Vermillion Highschool
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