Construction Laborer

  • Aerotek
  • Ames, Iowa
  • Full Time

Job Title: Construction Laborer

Job Description

We are seeking skilled construction laborers to join our team. Your role will involve a variety of tasks including concrete footing and pour wall crafting, paving, constructing curbs and gutters, and finishing sidewalks with a trowel finish. We prefer candidates with 1-3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general labor tasks including demolition, framing, and site cleanup

  • Operate hand and power tools safely and effectively

  • Read and interpret blueprints and follow project specifications

  • Support carpenters, masons, and other trades as needed

  • Troubleshoot issues and maintain a safe work environment

Essential Skills

  • 1+ years of construction experience

  • Knowledge of hand and power tools

  • Valid driver's license with reliable transportation

  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Why Work Here?

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer generous health insurance benefits and prioritize family values. Work is conducted within a 60-mile radius of our home base, ensuring you are home every night. Enjoy paid holidays, paid time off, bereavement leave, dental insurance, basic life insurance, and a flexible spending account. Benefit from a 401K retirement plan, company training programs, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities. We provide advancement opportunities into leadership positions both in the field and the office, with competitive pay and frequent pay increases.

Work Environment

  • 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Job Type & Location

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

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $25.00/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 onsite position in Ames,IA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 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.

Job ID: 489671416
Originally Posted on: 8/16/2025

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