Manufacturing Production Laborer *** WEEKLY PAY ***

Job Title: General Production Laborer
The General Production Laborer plays a key role in preparing and maintaining concrete beds for precast concrete production. You work hands-on with materials, hand tools, and power tools, ensuring accurate placement of frames and rebar while supporting a high-performance team in a busy plant environment. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys physically demanding work, outdoor conditions, and contributing directly to the success of daily production goals.
Stand and work on your feet for approximately 9 to 10 hours per day to support continuous production operations.
Lift and carry materials weighing 20 to 40 pounds consistently throughout the shift.
Operate hand tools such as sanders, grinders, scrapers, trowels, wrenches, tweezers, and pliers to prepare and finish concrete beds and related components.
Prepare concrete beds for laying precast concrete, including setting up the work area and organizing materials.
Ensure frames are correctly placed and aligned using a tape measure to meet quality and specification standards.
Collaborate closely with team members to clean and maintain the concrete beds and surrounding work areas.
Bend up and down frequently to move, position, and measure rebar and other materials as needed.
Pull and position rebar correctly to help prevent cracking or breaking of concrete products.
Scrape off unwanted product and residue from concrete beds as needed to maintain clean surfaces for production.
Follow construction-related communication and directions in a high-performance, metrics-driven environment.
Support production goals by maintaining pace, quality, and safety standards throughout each shift.
Experience in general production, construction, or landscaping environments.
Comfort working with hand tools and power tools such as grinders, sanders, scrapers, trowels, wrenches, tweezers, and pliers.
Ability to work safely and effectively in dirty, dusty, and outdoor conditions.
Strong teamwork skills and ability to handle fast-paced, high-performance metrics.
Experience in carpentry, remodeling, and finishing work.
Knowledge of heavy landscaping practices and outdoor labor.
Experience in construction labor, including concrete or precast work.
Comfort working in a large plant environment with seasoned and multi-generational employees.

You join an employee-owned organization that invests in its people through front-loaded vacation after 60 days, competitive health benefits, and participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), allowing you to earn company stock based on your years of service. Team members enjoy free lunches from visiting food trucks twice a month, regular pay increases after hire, and yearly wage reviews that reward strong performance. A scheduling attainment bonus offers additional earning potential based on achieving weekly production goals, providing a meaningful incentive for reliable attendance and contribution to team success.
This role is based in a large precast concrete plant operating year-round in Des Moines, Iowa, with a contract-to-hire structure and defined hours required for conversion. The primary shift starts around 6:00 a.m., though you should expect to work until the day's production is complete, often 9 to 10 hours and occasionally as late as 5:30 p.m. The environment is very dirty and dusty due to a dirt-based yard and frequent movement of product, with some concrete beds located under partial cover and many others fully exposed outdoors. You must be willing to work in all weather conditions, including heat, cold, and precipitation, as the facility runs year-round with only slight slowing in winter. The plant is large, with seasoned and multi-generational employees, and emphasizes high-performance metrics, safety, and clear construction-related communication. Typical attire is durable, work-appropriate clothing suitable for dirty, dusty, and outdoor construction conditions, along with appropriate personal protective equipment provided or required by the facility.
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Des Moines, IA.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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)
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Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. 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.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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