Laborer

Pepper Construction Group LLC; Indianapolis, Indiana, Cary (IN, PA, NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and growing construction team where you will play a vital role in various projects. As a laborer, you will assist skilled tradespeople, ensuring that materials are handled efficiently and that job sites are kept clean and organized. This position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, gaining valuable experience in the construction industry. If you are eager to learn and grow your skills in a supportive atmosphere, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to contribute to exciting construction projects while developing your career in a respected firm.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist various tradespeople on-site.
• Experience in handling and distributing construction materials.

Responsibilities

• Digging ditches and excavating foundations.
• Loading and unloading materials at construction sites.
• Cleaning and maintaining construction facilities.

Skills

Construction Skills

Material Handling

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Hand Tools

Power Rigging Equipment

Job description

With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. Pepper Construction provides clients the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands-on approach of a local company.

POSITION SUMMARY

Laborers perform a wide variety of duties that often include assisting other tradespeople such as carpenters, bricklayers, drywall, and cement finishers.

• This is a union position. If you are not already a union member, please contact the laborers union to get signed up prior to applying.


• Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


• Hours may vary due to daylight conditions and project schedule.


• Overtime may be required.

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS: LABORERS CLASSIFICATIONS IN COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

Laborers are tenders of all trades involved in the construction industry. Their duties include:

• Digging ditches, excavating piers, foundations, holes, and trenches; lagging, sheeting, cribbing, bracing, and propping foundations; work related to caissons and cofferdams, including excavation, drilling, jackhammering, blasting, shooting, and scaling.


• Loading, unloading, handling, and distributing materials, fixtures, furnishings, and appliances from delivery points to installation sites using hand tools, machinery, or power rigging.


• Cleaning and clearing debris, wire brushing windows, scraping floors, removing surplus materials, and general cleanup including sweeping, washing, and wiping down construction facilities and furnishings; washing walls, partitions, ceilings, blackboards, windows, bathrooms, kitchens, laboratories, and fixtures; mopping, waxing, polishing, and dusting floors or areas.


• Tending temporary heat sources and assisting in drying plaster, concrete, mortar, or other materials using salamanders or other drying methods.


• Tending to cement masons, brick masons, plasterers, carpenters, and other trades, including preparing and handling materials, conveying materials to work sites, and assisting in their installation.


• Conveying materials from unloading to installation points, cleaning and preparing materials, and supporting carpenters by handling forms, stakes, and finished products.

Note: Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not sponsor work visas.