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L.L. Pelling Company, Inc. is Hiring an Asphalt Laborer Near Marion, IA

Come work for Eastern Iowa's premier paving contractor! We're hiring seasonal asphalt laborers and offering year-round benefits. Our laborers perform a wide variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor in heavy construction projects.

Work Environment:
Laborer are exposed to all types of outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, dust, and fumes. Laborers work alongside open lanes of traffic traveling at speeds up to seventy miles per hour.

Schedule:
There is no set schedule - laborers may work on days (Monday to Friday) or overnight (Sunday night to Friday morning), based on the project. It's common for laborers to work more than 10 hours a day and earn overtime each week.

Duties:

  • Shovel and rake asphalt
  • Load and unload trucks, haul and hoist materials, transport rakes, lutes, shovels, and spray cans to the job site
  • Operate a variety of hand and power tools
  • Measure, line out and stake the area for the day's paving
  • Control traffic on job sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas
  • Maintain a clean job site - pick up all tools and equipment each day

Required:

  • Regular dependable attendance
  • Valid driver’s license with insurable driving record
  • Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
  • Able to stand, crouch, and walk for long periods of time (10 hours)
  • Have use of both hands to operate construction tools, lift, hoist, carry, direct traffic, grasp, and finger
  • Able to climb in and out of pickup trucks, stoop, kneel, and crouch
  • Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Available to work days and nights including overtime

Benefits:
Like our people, our benefits are some of the best in the area.

  • Paid vacation (5 days)
  • Paid holidays
  • Generous 401k retirement plan match
  • Affordable health, dental, & vision Insurance
  • Company-sponsored (free) life insurance for employee, spouse, & dependents
  • Short-Term & Long-Term disability
  • Employee appreciation events & gifts
  • Wellness Program
  • Safety Incentive Program

Company Info:
If you are looking for a rewarding career with great benefits and family culture, LL Pelling could be the place for you. Since 1948, we have built our business on the principles of integrity, quality, and safety. It means we treat our employees like family; we pay well, ensure safe work environments, and offer great benefits - some of the best in the construction industry! If you are looking for an employer with a solid reputation that pays well and treats you right, then join our team!

Pre-employment drug screening employer
Random drug testing employer
Minorities, women, and vets encouraged to apply.
LL Pelling participates in E-Verify post-employment.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

INDUSTRY

Specialty Trade in Construction

SALARY

$30k-40k (estimate)

POST DATE

03/22/2024

EXPIRATION DATE

05/20/2024

WEBSITE

llpelling.com

HEADQUARTERS

North Liberty, IA

SIZE

100 - 200

INDUSTRY

Specialty Trade in Construction

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