General Laborer

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is hiring a General Laborer for the Electronic Health Record Modernization project at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center. The role involves supporting telecommunications installers and ensuring work areas are clean and safe.

Qualifications include a High School Education or GED, OSHA 10 Certification, and the ability to perform physically demanding tasks. The position requires strong stamina, the ability to lift heavy loads, and basic math skills.

Qualifications

• Ensuring the work area is clean after each task.
• Care for and properly maintain tools and test equipment.
• Perform calculations for construction tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist telecom technicians with installation of conduit and hardware.
• Help install fiber and copper for cabling projects.
• Document daily work and quality assurance.

Skills

Physical fitness

Ability to distinguish colors

Mathematical skills

Strength for lifting 50 pounds

Communication

Education

High School Education or GED

OSHA 10 Certificate

Tools

Tools for construction

Job description

Location

Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Employment Type

Full-Time

Position Start Date

August 01, 2026

Position Summary

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is seeking a motivated General Laborer to join our team and support the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades project at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center. If hired, you’ll be an integral part of our crew, helping support telecommunications installers on renovation projects. Must be physically fit and able to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time.

General Experience

Ensuring the work area is clean after each task. Assist telecom technicians and electricians with installation of conduit and hardware. Maintain inventory of parts to facilitate work. Pickup, move, and deliver materials.

Functional Responsibility

Responsible for helping to install fiber, copper, and hardware installation for large scale cabling and infrastructure projects from start to finish. Reading and interpreting project drawings, help ensuring quality work, and documenting daily work. Assist foreman and technicians implementing projects by deadlines to ensure on time completion.

Qualifications

High School Education or GED

• Must be able to lift and walk with heavy loads. Load or unload building materials to be used in construction. Construction laborers and helpers perform tasks, such as using, supplying, or holding materials or tools and cleaning work areas and equipment, on construction sites.
• Care for and properly maintain tools and test equipment. Ensure daily clean up. Take steps to reduce or eliminate site hazards for the team and by standers. Operate in a safe manner at all times and wear all PPE required.
• Color vision: Laborers must be able to distinguish color clearly to perform their duties, such as knowing which colors of wire an electrician needs.
• Mathematics: Laborers have to perform calculations every day. Math skills that are vital to laborers include algebra and trigonometry, among others.
• Stamina and endurance: To perform their very physical job, laborers have to conduct strenuous and physically demanding tasks for long hours and in extreme environmental conditions.
• Strength: The lifting duties involved in the job of a laborer often require lifting and carrying weights in excess of 50 pounds.

Required

• OSHA 10 Certificate or card
• TB blood tests results, (also called interferon-gamma release assays or IGRAs)

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.

Applicants for U.S. based positions with MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.