Are you a construction-minded professional with a passion for building and making a lasting impact in the industry? At EFCO, we don’t just build concrete structures, we build careers, partnerships, and opportunities. Established in 1934, we deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that make construction safer and more efficient.
Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, EFCO is a growing, people-focused company committed to Quality, Integrity, Innovation, and Super Service. From engineering and design to manufacturing and field support, we help customers turn vision into reality while achieving the Lowest In-Place Concrete Cost (LIPCC).
Purpose
The Warehouse Laborer cleans, prepares, and maintains EFCO’s equipment and work areas to support efficient painting, assembly, and warehouse operations.
Key Responsibilities
Form preparation and material handling (80%)
- Clean, inspect, assemble/disassemble, repair, and prepare equipment for painting.
- Move, stack, bundle, palletize, load, and unload parts and materials, following all quality processes and handling procedures.
- Perform routine preventative maintenance.
Work area housekeeping and organization (20%)
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
- Maintain all tools and equipment consistent with warehouse standards.
- Organize and maintain pallets and shelves including proper labeling, correct paperwork, and returning materials to correct location.
Additional duties may be assigned to meet organizational goals and priorities. Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted, or changed at management’s discretion.
Qualifications
- Ability to follow instructions and able to work with minimal supervision with strong organizational skills.
- Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks (lifting, standing, bending) in all weather.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
Core Competencies
- Technical Skills: Proficiently uses job-specific tools, systems, and procedures to perform tasks effectively.
- Responsibility: Takes ownership of actions, tasks, and outcomes; follows through on commitments.
- Mathematics: Applies basic and advanced math skills accurately in job-related functions.
- Adaptability: Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing circumstances, priorities, and feedback.
- Collaboration: Works well with others toward shared goals, contributing constructively to team efforts.
Physical Demands
Level III Job Classification Physical Requirements
- Climbing: Rarely
- Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines
- Vision: Continuously
- Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment
- Standing: Frequently to Continuously
- Sitting: Rarely to Continuously
- Walking: Frequently
- Forward bend in standing: Occasionally to Frequently
- Rotation in standing: Occasionally
- Elevated work: Crown level 5 lbs up to 2 mins occasionally, and rarely 20 lbs up to 20 secs
- Floor to waist vertical lift: Frequently 25 lbs, occasionally up to 50 lbs
- Waist to crown vertical lift: Frequently 25 lbs, occasionally up to 50 lbs
- Horizontal carry: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally up to 50 lbs for 25 feet
- One hand carry: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally up to 50 lbs for 25 feet
- Push horizontally: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs, and Rarely up to 70 lbs for 20 feet
- Pull horizontally: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs, and Rarely up to 70 lbs for 20 feet
- One hand pull right hand: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs for 20 ft
- One hand pull left hand: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs for 20 ft
- Left hand repetitive coupling: Frequently 65 lbs, Occasionally up to 80 lbs
- Right hand repetitive coupling: Frequently 65 lbs, Occasionally up to 80 lbs
- Squatting: Occasionally to Frequently
- Kneeling: Occasionally to Frequently
- Stooping: Occasionally to frequently
- Static postures: Occasionally to Frequently
- Right-hand Left-hand coordination: continuous with average eye/hand coordination
- Reaching: Frequently
- Crawling: Occasionally
- Crouching: Occasionally to Frequently
- Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers are Frequently to Continuously
- Level III Work: Exerting up to 70 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Functional Job Analysis
- Rarely = 1-5% of the day
- Occasionally = 6-33% of the day
- Frequently = 34-66% of the day
- Continuously = 67-100% of the day
The position is currently classified as on-site.
EFCO Culture & Safety
Act with Integrity by demonstrating honesty, responsibility, trustworthiness, and respect in all actions. Strive for Quality through continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making. Embrace Innovation by being self-aware, collaborative, and curious. Deliver Super Service by creating value and consistently exceeding customer expectations.
At EFCO, the health and safety of our team members, visitors, and contractors is an overriding priority and EFCO is committed to promoting a safe and healthy work environment by requiring all team members to participate in environmental, safety, and health program activities. This includes always wearing required personal protective equipment; participating in safety training; engaging in and supporting safety activities including reporting hazards, unsafe work practices & near misses, incidents involving property damage, and any / all injuries – no matter how minor – immediately to their supervisor or manager.
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EFCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any characteristic protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code including race, colour, age, sex, ancestry, citizenship, ethnic origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Accommodation will be provided on request to applicants with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code up to the point of undue hardship.
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