Laborer

Essex General Construction is a commercial general contractor founded in Eugene in 1987.  With an office in Eugene and one in Portland, we serve Western Oregon and Southwest Washington, constructing high quality buildings that enhance our community.

Why choose Essex:

• Team based/family culture.
• Essex understands a healthy work life balance is priority with minimal travel requirements. 
• Build teams are structured to provide support for all team members.
• Strong compensation / benefit package
  
• Continuous improvement is key to team member engagement and personal growth.  Essex provides training and promotes from within.
• A company that are builders and not paper contractors.
• A place you can call home for years to come. 

  BENEFITS:

• Health/Rx/Dental/Ortho/ Vision Insurance 100% Employee paid premiums
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Competitive Salary 
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• 401k with Matching Contributions
• Educational Assistance
• $5,000 Family Scholarship

DUTIES:

• Perform a wide range of physical labor tasks to support our team onsite.
• Load and unload building materials 
• Build or take apart bracing, scaffolding, and temporary structures
• Align, straighten, plumb or square forms for installation
• Clean work areas, machines, equipment or facilities to maintain a clean and safe jobsite

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to understand and follow directions
• Possess good communication skills
• Reliable transportation to job-site
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successful 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 stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Salary : $16 - $21