Construction General Laborer

POSITION SUMMARY

Do you have experience working as a laborer?   If so, Matthews Gibraltar, the leader in the memorialization industry is looking for candidates to join our construction crews to build historic mausoleums.  Take your career to the next level, working for a 160-year-old company with amazing people around the country.  

Positions include a benefits package effective day one, as well as a strong 401(k) and employee stock plan.  Matthews has jobs all across East coast including Florida, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.   Pay includes a per-diem paid when staying in hotel. Join the team and apply today!

The Construction Laborer position performs laboring tasks required at varying work areas, i.e. earthwork, excavation operations, concrete placement, Jobsite maintenance, and operations using considerable physical effort in moving and lifting materials.  Rates start at $17 - $21/hr. plus overtime!

• Time Off:  Position offers 13 days earned time off per fiscal year (starts accruing immediately) PLUS 10 paid holidays.
• Benefits Program: Full benefits starting the first day and include: medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution, short and long-term disability (after 90 days), life insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, and employee stock plan with company match.
• Per Diem: Daily allowance for meals, as well as the full cost of hotel stays covered by Matthews and mileage paid for initial and return trips per each on-site project (further than 75 miles of your home).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as point-of-contact to initiate jobs with clients.
• Performs site surveys.
• Inspects and assesses equipment and materials moving to and from work site.
• Assists in direction of construction staff in the day-to-day duties of the operation.
• Ensures federal, state, and local regulations are satisfied.
• Coordinates projects with subcontractors.
• Closes out projects.
• Performs construction labor duties as required.
• Additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of previous construction experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to travel,  job locations are across Eastern seaboard.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear and see.   
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold & heat, risk of electrical shock, and toxic or caustic chemicals. 
• The noise level in the work environment may be high.