Wood Shop Laborer

Job Title: Wood Shop Laborer

Job Description

We are seeking a Wood Shop Laborer who can read blueprints to accurately pull and cut products. The role involves measuring wood to match blueprints, crafting frames for concrete bed wall panels, and preparing concrete beds for laying precast concrete. This position requires the use of various power tools and maintaining the wood shop inventory for current and future projects.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints to pull and cut products accurately.

• Measure wood to match blueprints and create frames for concrete bed wall panels.

• Prepare and assist in prepping concrete beds for laying precast concrete.

• Use tape measures to ensure frames are correctly placed before pouring concrete.

• Collaborate with team members to clean the concrete bed.

• Utilize power tools such as saws, grinders, wrenches, tweezers, and pliers to complete tasks.

• Conduct inventory checks in the wood shop to ensure sufficient product availability.

Essential Skills

• 1-2 years of experience in drywall, framing, construction, carpentry, or remodeling.

• Ability to read work orders and use a tape measure effectively.

• Proficient in operating power tools such as drills, screw guns, table saws, and hand saws.

• Physical ability to stand for 10 hours a day and lift up to 50 pounds.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in general production, landscaping, or as a grinder, sander, saw operator, framer, carpenter, or drywall worker is beneficial.

Why Work Here?

Join an employee-owned company where you earn stock based on years of service. Enjoy the potential for pay increases once hired on.

Work Environment

The work begins at 6am and typically lasts 9 to 10 hours, with the usual end time around 2:30pm, though some days may extend to 5:30pm or later. The environment is dirty and dusty due to the dirt-based yard, with some tasks occurring outside, exposed to weather elements. Candidates must be comfortable with construction talk, high-performance metrics, and working in various weather conditions year-round in a large plant with experienced and generational employees.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of DES MOINES, Iowa.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $20.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 28, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.