General Laborer**
**Job Description**
Join our team as a General Laborer where you will be responsible for offloading inbound materials from rail cars safely and efficiently. You will connect conveyor systems to containers for unloading raw materials used in concrete production, and transport these materials to silos for storage. Your role will also include verifying label receipts during unloading and transportation, handling heavy materials, and maintaining adherence to safety protocols in a physically demanding environment.
**Responsibilities**
+ Offload inbound materials from rail cars safely and efficiently.
+ Connect conveyor systems to containers for unloading raw materials used in concrete production.
+ Transport raw materials to silos for storage until required for manufacturing processes.
+ Check the receipts of labels when unloading and transporting materials.
+ Regularly handle heavy materials, lifting up to 7075 lbs multiple times within short intervals.
+ Work comfortably in physically demanding conditions, including hot and dirty environments.
+ Ensure adherence to safety protocols while performing all unloading and transportation tasks.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in production and concrete handling.
+ Mechanical aptitude and preventative maintenance knowledge.
+ Ability to work in a warehouse environment and perform manual labor.
+ General labor experience.
+ Experience in heavy lifting.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Equipment operating experience is preferred but not required.
**Why Work Here?**
We offer competitive wages, opportunities for career growth, and excellent benefits including health, dental, and vision plans, vacation or paid time off, an employee assistance program, and retirement plan options. Our commitment to safety ensures that every accident is preventable, and we provide a safe environment for all employees. We offer a school program to graduate with certifications and provide tools at the job site.
**Work Environment**
This role is set in a cement supplier facility, which is very hot and outdated with continuous exposure to extreme heat, cold, and noise, as well as outdoor work. Protective equipment must be worn at all times. You will work in a small team of 2-3 people, collaborating to meet production goals. The dress code includes long pants, a t-shirt, and steel-toed shoes. The position involves working on the 1st shift (7am-3pm/4pm) with the possibility of training on the day shift before moving to the 3rd shift (12am-8am). Candidates may be asked to come in early or stay late when busy, averaging 10 hours of overtime per week, with up to 30 hours of overtime during peak season.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $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 onsite position in Charlotte,NC.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 20, 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 Description**
Join our team as a General Laborer where you will be responsible for offloading inbound materials from rail cars safely and efficiently. You will connect conveyor systems to containers for unloading raw materials used in concrete production, and transport these materials to silos for storage. Your role will also include verifying label receipts during unloading and transportation, handling heavy materials, and maintaining adherence to safety protocols in a physically demanding environment.
**Responsibilities**
+ Offload inbound materials from rail cars safely and efficiently.
+ Connect conveyor systems to containers for unloading raw materials used in concrete production.
+ Transport raw materials to silos for storage until required for manufacturing processes.
+ Check the receipts of labels when unloading and transporting materials.
+ Regularly handle heavy materials, lifting up to 7075 lbs multiple times within short intervals.
+ Work comfortably in physically demanding conditions, including hot and dirty environments.
+ Ensure adherence to safety protocols while performing all unloading and transportation tasks.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in production and concrete handling.
+ Mechanical aptitude and preventative maintenance knowledge.
+ Ability to work in a warehouse environment and perform manual labor.
+ General labor experience.
+ Experience in heavy lifting.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Equipment operating experience is preferred but not required.
**Why Work Here?**
We offer competitive wages, opportunities for career growth, and excellent benefits including health, dental, and vision plans, vacation or paid time off, an employee assistance program, and retirement plan options. Our commitment to safety ensures that every accident is preventable, and we provide a safe environment for all employees. We offer a school program to graduate with certifications and provide tools at the job site.
**Work Environment**
This role is set in a cement supplier facility, which is very hot and outdated with continuous exposure to extreme heat, cold, and noise, as well as outdoor work. Protective equipment must be worn at all times. You will work in a small team of 2-3 people, collaborating to meet production goals. The dress code includes long pants, a t-shirt, and steel-toed shoes. The position involves working on the 1st shift (7am-3pm/4pm) with the possibility of training on the day shift before moving to the 3rd shift (12am-8am). Candidates may be asked to come in early or stay late when busy, averaging 10 hours of overtime per week, with up to 30 hours of overtime during peak season.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $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 onsite position in Charlotte,NC.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 20, 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: 488419407
Originally Posted on: 8/7/2025
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