Union Laborer- Quad Cities

IHC Construction Companies LLC; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Job summary

IHC Construction Companies, LLC, established in 1906, is hiring Union Laborers for Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant and Transportation projects in the Quad Cities area. Union Laborer candidates should be able to perform field labor, operate pumps and dewatering equipment, and handle heavy materials in all weather and shifts.

Drug testing is required and attendance is important. Equal opportunity employer; candidates with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Candidates must perform field labor on water, wastewater, or transportation projects in Quad Cities.
• Must be able to walk long distances, climb stairs and ladders, and lift 60–100 lbs.
• Hand excavating and material handling are required.
• Operate pumps, dewatering equipment, and small power tools.
• Read grade stakes and perform basic elevation math.
• Valid driver’s license required to operate company vehicles.
• Willing to work all shifts and overtime; reliable transportation.

Skills

Physical labor

Lifting 60-100 lbs

Hand excavating

Operate pumps

Dewatering equipment

Read grade stakes

Elevation math

Climb stairs/ladders

Overtime willingness

Reliable transportation

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Overview

IHC Construction Companies, LLC, established in 1906, is actively hiring Union Laborers for its Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant projects and/or Transportation projects in the Quad Cities area. IHC is one of Chicagoland's longest established construction firms, is an ENR Top 400 Contractor and a Crain's Chicago Largest Contractor, employing a team of dedicated construction professionals with a broad depth of industry knowledge and expertise. IHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Minorities, Women, People with Disabilities and Veterans to apply.

Qualifications

Qualified Union Laborer Candidates are those capable of:

• Successfully performing work in the Quad Cities area on IHC's Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant jobs and/or Transportation jobs
• Walking varying distances, traversing uneven terrain, climbing stairs, ladders, or scaffold, bending, kneeling, lifting, standing for duration of shift
• Hand excavating
• Hoisting, carrying, loading and unloading building materials and equipment
• Cleaning, sweeping debris, demolishing building materials and concrete
• Disassembling equipment and scaffolding
• Operating pumps and dewatering equipment and hoses
• Erecting barricades and control devices
• Shoveling and placing aggregate materials or concrete
• Saw‑cutting, chipping, and jack hammering concrete or masonry
• Loading, transporting, carrying lumber and form work, wheel barrel materials, concrete, mortar, stone and debris for placement or demolition
• Lifting materials & tools ranging from 60 to 100 lbs.
• Operating small power equipment, plate compactors, generators, compressors, pumps, vibrators, including the startup, set up and disconnection of the equipment
• Using leveling systems, reading grade stakes, and performing basic math for elevation deviation

Only those laborers with a valid driver's license will be permitted to operate a company vehicle. Work is to be performed inside & outside in all weather conditions. Must have reliable transportation and be willing to work all shifts and overtime. Satisfactory attendance is required.

Benefits

Per union employee local Health Welfare and Pension Funds.

IHC has a comprehensive program to fulfill its State & Federal requirements to provide a drug‑free work environment. All candidates must be willing to submit to drug testing.