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General Laborer

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc.
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/29/2025 CLOSED ON 12/22/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer position at MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc.?

Position Title: General Laborer

Location: On Site in Columbia SCWm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Shift: 1st

Project: Columbia SC VA EHRM Cabling and Infrastructure Upgrades

Report to: Foreman

Salary: $17.20 per hour, plus benefits package (including Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off)

Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year


About the company: Since its founding in 1986, MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. has been a reliable provider of quality services in the information and technology fields. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified by the Small Business Administration as a Small Disadvantaged Business, the company was founded to offer efficient, cost-effective information technology services to commercial and government clients.


Position Summary: MILVETS is looking for a motivated Laborer to join our team. If hired, you’ll be an integral part of our crew, helping support telecommunications installers on renovation projects. Must be physically fit and able to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time.


General Experience: Ensuring the work area is clean after each task. Assist telecom technicians and electricians with installation of conduit and hardware. Maintain inventory of parts to facilitate work. Pickup, move, and deliver materials.


Functional Responsibility: Responsible for helping to install fiber, copper, and hardware installation for large scale cabling and infrastructure projects from start to finish. Reading and interpreting project drawings, help ensuring quality work, and documenting daily work. Assist foreman and technicians implementing projects by deadlines to ensure on time completion.


Minimum Education:

High School Education or GED


Qualifications:

Must be able to lift and walk with heavy loads. Load or unload building materials to be used in construction. Construction laborers and helpers perform tasks, such as using, supplying, or holding materials or tools and cleaning work areas and equipment, on construction sites.

Care for and properly maintain tools and test equipment. Ensure daily clean up. Take steps to reduce or eliminate site hazards for the team and by standers. Operate in a safe manner at all times and wear all PPE required.

Color vision: Laborers must be able to distinguish color clearly to perform their duties, such as knowing which colors of wire an electrician needs.

Mathematics: Laborers have to perform calculations every day. Math skills that are vital to laborers include algebra and trigonometry, among others.

Stamina and endurance: To perform their very physical job, laborers have to conduct strenuous and physically demanding tasks for long hours and in extreme environmental conditions.

Strength: The lifting duties involved in the job of a laborer often require lifting and carrying weights in excess of 50 pounds.


Required:

  • OSHA 10 Certificate or card
  • TB blood tests results, (also called interferon-gamma release assays or IGRAs)

Applicants for U.S. based positions with MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

www.dhs.gov/E-Verify     E-Verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.  

MILVETS Systems Technology, Inc. (“MILVETS”) uses JazzHR Talent Fit AI to assist in candidate evaluation. This tool leverages artificial intelligence to generate insights but does not make autonomous hiring decisions. All employment decisions are made solely by MILVETS’ recruitment and management teams. 

Candidate data processed through JazzHR Talent Fit AI is handled in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations, including GDPR, and MILVETS’ internal policies. MILVETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and complies with all relevant EEOC regulations to ensure fair and equitable hiring practices. 

By applying, candidates acknowledge and consent to the use of this tool for recruitment purposes.

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