General Laborer (Houston, TX) – Austin Industrial - (TPC) - Maintenance

Austin Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking an experienced General Laborer for their maintenance team in Houston, Texas. The ideal candidate must possess forklift experience, a valid driver's license, and a TWIC card. Work involves manual labor, operating tools, and ensuring safety on site within a team-oriented environment, with opportunities for overtime.

Qualifications

• 6+ months of experience in an industrial setting preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and TWIC card.
• Knowledge of first aid and safety precautions.

Responsibilities

• Perform labor-intensive tasks including lifting 25+ lbs., digging, and cleaning job sites.
• Operate various hand and power tools as needed in an industrial setting.
• Maintain safety and incident reporting procedures.

Skills

Forklift experience

Ability to lift heavy objects

Ability to follow safety protocols

Communicate orally and in writing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

General Laborer (Houston, TX) – Austin Industrial - (TPC) - Maintenance

Austin Industrial, Inc. - We seek an experienced General Laborer based in Houston, Texas.
This position requires a valid driver’s license and a TWIC Card.
Maintenance position works 4 10-hour shifts plus occasional overtime - No per diem.

***Must have forklift experience***

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost efficiency.

General Laborer

Will perform various labor-intensive tasks in an industrial setting under the direction of a supervisor or foreman. May operate a variety of hand and power tools. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris and remove waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor, including, but not limited to lifting 25+ lbs., bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in the heat.
• Shovel bituminous concrete (asphalt) or other material into construction area.
• Assist in patching asphalt with hot and cold mix. Excavate and fills trenches and ditches.
• Maintain a clean job site: pick up all tools and equipment and secure job site each day in order to eliminate potential hazards.
• Material handling and storage.
• Load and unload trucks and haul and hoist materials.
• Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed. Bring problems to the attention of the Foreman or Safety personnel.
• Some knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in an industrial setting.
• Some knowledge of first aid and applicable safety precautions.
• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule.
• Ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Certification/License: A Valid Driver’s License and TWIC Card.

Experience: 6+ months of experience in an Industrial setting preferred.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Accessibility Note

• If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at [phone].

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

TWIC Card

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

About the company

Austin Industries was founded by Charles R.Moore in 1918. But the Austin name first became known in the Texas bridge building field when George Austin came to Dallas in 1889 as an agent for the George E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa. His brother...

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