Job Title: General Production Laborer

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated General Production Laborer to join our team. This role involves standing for long hours, lifting heavy materials, and using various hand and power tools. Your primary responsibility will be preparing concrete beds and ensuring accurate placement of frames and rebar. If you enjoy physical work and being part of a dynamic team, this job is for you.

Responsibilities

• Stand for 10 hours a day

• Lift 20 to 40 pounds consistently

• Read work orders and use a tape measure

• Operate hand tools such as sander, grinder, scraper, and trowel

• Prepare the concrete bed for laying precast concrete

• Ensure frames are correctly placed using a tape measure

• Collaborate with team members to clean the concrete bed

• Bend up and down frequently to move and measure rebar

• Pull rebar to prevent concrete from breaking

• Use various power tools including grinders, wrenches, tweezers, and pliers

• Occasionally scrape off unwanted product from the concrete bed

Essential Skills

• Experience in general production, construction, or landscaping

• Ability to stand, bend, and move for 10 hours a day

• Capability to lift 20 to 40 pounds

• Proficiency in reading blueprints

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in carpentry, remodeling, and finishing

• Knowledge of heavy landscaping

• Ability to handle construction talk and work in high-performance environments

Why Work Here?

Joining our team means becoming part of an employee-owned company with excellent benefits. After 60 days of employment, your vacation time is front-loaded. We offer competitive health benefits and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), allowing you to earn stock in the company based on your years of service. Enjoy free lunches from food trucks twice a month, and benefit from regular pay increases and yearly wage reviews. Additionally, you can earn a scheduling attainment bonus based on achieving production goals.

Work Environment

You will work in a large plant with shifts typically starting at 6 am and lasting around 9 to 10 hours. The environment is dirty and dusty, with most of the work being outdoors in various weather conditions. The facility operates year-round with some slowing during winter. Be prepared to handle the physical demands and construction-related communication typical of this setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Des Moines, Iowa.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $22.00

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Des Moines,IA.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 31, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.