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Job Description

Overview

The Yard Laborer is responsible for maintaining the ready-mix plant and performing general duties while ensuring safe work and environmental compliance practices for themselves and co-workers.

Responsibilities

  • Perform day-to-day plant clean-up and maintenance including manual labor and heavy lifting.
  • Perform tasks associated with the production of concrete products as assigned.
  • Load, unload and move material as directed.
  • Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency.
  • Perform daily plant and equipment inspections.
  • Operate and assist workers in operating machinery and equipment used in the production process.
  • Work with plant management to identify and address problems.
  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation and company policies.
  • Report unsafe conditions, accidents, or incidents to supervisor immediately.
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Ability to work safely and follow all company policies.
  • Knowledge of hazards associated with areas of responsibility.
  • Ability to be self-directed with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to use proper Personal Protective Equipment as required.
  • Ability to sit, stand, stoop, and bend for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours).
  • Ability to climb on equipment, stairs, and ladders as high as 400 feet.
  • Ability to walk on all types of surfaces and crawl into enclosed spaces.
  • Ability to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
  • Ability to see and hear safety indicators and warnings.
  • Must work in all weather conditions and near hot kiln processes.
  • Exposure to cement, clay, limestone, and various chemicals.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement Program

Additional Information

  • Overtime is required as needed and may include Saturdays.
  • Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement Program
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 41% below the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $31–$57/hr across 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 101 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 60 different employers. 64 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 305 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

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