Technician
Aerotek
**Job Title: Technician**
**Job Description**
We are seeking a dedicated and hardworking technician to join our team. This role involves general labor tasks in a heavy construction environment, including site work, digging, and lifting. The position requires a strong mechanical aptitude and experience with diesel and auto equipment.
**Responsibilities**
+ Perform site work, including testing, inspection, and sampling.
+ Engage in heavy construction tasks such as digging and lifting.
+ Operate and maintain construction and demolition equipment.
+ Monitor conveyor belts and sort out metal and plastic debris from crushed stone.
+ Maintain and organize the shop and garage.
+ Assist Mechanics with machine maintenance.
+ Power wash and rinse the tires of outgoing trucks.
+ Help load and unload materials from trucks.
+ Uphold site safety regulations at all times.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in site work and heavy construction.
+ Proficiency in digging and lifting heavy materials.
+ Ability to operate and maintain construction equipment.
+ Strong mechanical skills, particularly with diesel and auto equipment.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience with equipment cleaning and maintenance.
**Why Work Here?**
- Union based opportunity after six months.
- Great culture and extremely stable long-term job with a project duration of another 15 years.
- Local to NJ, contributing positively to the community.
- Opportunity for growth and advancement.
**Work Environment**
This position involves working at an 80-acre quarry in Prospect Park, NJ, which is primarily focused on the sorting and recycling of demolition debris. The work hours are from 7 am to 3 pm. The role requires running a crusher machine, operating multiple conveyor belts, loading and unloading materials, and directing other laborers. The quarry is expected to be active until 2055 and is part of a larger family business supported by an internal office staff. The work environment is hands-on, with a focus on safety and efficiency.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Prospect Park, New Jersey.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $15.00 - $24.00
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 Prospect Park,NJ.
**Application Deadline**
This position will be accepting applications until Jan 22, 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.
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