What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary Laborer/Helper position at Vacuum Technology?
Temporary Laborer
Join Dynavac's steel fabrication team for a temporary project on a major government build. Four - six months of reliable 50 - 60 hour weeks, above-market pay, hands-on grinding, deburring, and metal prep. Benefits include earned sick pay and holiday pay.
Compensation Range: $23-$27 per hour based on experience.
Position Overview
The ideal candidate thrives in physical, long day, hands-on fabrication environments. You can handle repetitive grinding, standing for long periods, lifting, and working in a noisy, fast-paced shop. You are safety and quality focused and a reliable team contributor.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Steel grinding & deburring — prep large steel components for welding
- Weld‑prep support — cleaning, beveling, and part handling
- General fabrication assistance — moving materials, staging parts, maintaining work areas
- Assist welders and fitters as directed
- Follow all shop safety procedures and PPE requirements
COMPETENCIES
- Experience with grinders, hand tools, and industrial shop environments
- 7-pound grinders
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and work around heavy steel
- Strong safety awareness and reliability
- Prior metal fabrication experience preferred but not required
- Contingencies: pass background check and drug test
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
None
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
- The employee works in an open shop environment with no air conditioning and is seasonally exposed to heat.
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions/key responsibilities either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
Dynavac is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.
Salary : $23 - $27