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General Laborer resume examples

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Marcus T. Delgado

General Laborer, Commercial Site Work and Concrete

Chicago, IL · (312) 555 0147 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/marcustdelgado

Key Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Four years of union construction labor on commercial concrete and demolition crews

SETTINGS

Mid rise commercial sites with 60 to 120 trades workers on site

SPECIALTIES

Concrete placement, form stripping, demolition, traffic control, site cleanup

SYSTEMS

Procore daily logs, Raken time cards, concrete pump signals, laser levels

CREDENTIALS

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour construction card

EDUCATION

Laborers union apprenticeship, Chicagoland Construction Training Center

Executive Summary

Union construction laborer with four years on commercial sites in Chicago, the last three on a crew that pours about 40,000 cubic yards of concrete a year for mid rise buildings and parking structures. Handles form stripping, rebar carrying, concrete placement, demolition and daily site cleanup, and is the laborer the foreman sends to set up traffic control and the concrete pump. Has not missed a scheduled shift in two years.

Signature Achievements

  • Worked more than 8,000 hours on commercial sites with no recordable injury and no lost time.
  • Placed and finished concrete on about 40,000 cubic yards a year as part of a twelve person pour crew.
  • Cut form stripping time on a 14 story parking structure by a day per floor by staging hardware the night before.
  • Completed the 400 hour laborers apprenticeship and reached journey worker status in 2024.
  • Set up traffic control for about 90 street side pours with no citation from the city.
  • Chosen as the crew's competent person for excavation after finishing the trench safety course.

Professional Experience

Construction Laborer, Concrete Crew

Calumet Ridge Construction, Chicago, IL March 2023 to present

Commercial general contractor pouring about 40,000 cubic yards a year on mid rise and parking structure projects; twelve person concrete crew

  • Place, rake and vibrate concrete on slab, wall and column pours of up to 600 cubic yards in a day.
  • Strip, clean and oil forms and stage them for the next pour with the carpenters.
  • Carry and tie rebar, set chairs and check spacing against the placing drawings.
  • Set up traffic control, flag trucks and signal the concrete pump operator during street side pours.
  • Clean the site each day, sort waste for recycling and log hours and tasks in Procore.

General Laborer, Demolition

Lakeshore Interior Demolition Services, Cicero, IL June 2022 to March 2023

Interior demolition subcontractor working office and retail tenant spaces of 5,000 to 40,000 square feet

  • Removed drywall, ceilings, flooring and fixtures in occupied buildings on night shifts.
  • Loaded debris into chutes and dumpsters and kept the exit paths clear for the building.
  • Set dust barriers and negative air machines before demolition started.

Certifications and Training

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour construction card, completed 2024

Excavation and trench competent person training, completed 2025

Illinois Department of Transportation flagger certification, current through 2027

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, American Red Cross, current through 2027

Education

Construction craft laborer apprenticeship, Chicagoland Construction Training Center, Carol Stream, 2024

High school diploma, Pilsen Heights High School, Chicago, 2021

Core Skills

Concrete placement · Form stripping · Rebar carrying and tying · Demolition and debris removal · Traffic control setup · Concrete pump signaling · Trench safety · Dust barrier setup · Procore daily logs · Site housekeeping

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