Wicks Construction, Inc. located at 2201 State Hwy 9 PO Box 428 Decorah IA 52101, (563) 382-5339 is seeking 10 temporary full-time Construction Laborers to work at Algona High School Expansion - 600 S Hale St, Algona, IA 50511, from 10/01/2025 to 12/31/2025 to Residential and commercial concrete construction. Measure and layout footings and foundation. Excavate footings and level earth to grade specifications. Position aluminum wall forms and place all concrete. Clean up site. Some weekend work. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs for 50 yards. Must be able to handle temperature extremes.Will travel to worksites within the area of intended employment.. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs 75 yds and handle extreme temperatures. No prior education or experience is required. On the job training will be provided.
$25.06./hr. Approx. 40 hours/week, from Monday to Friday. From 6:00 am to 5:00 pm.. Applicants may be offered higher than the advertised. The wage rate may vary on experience and/or merit.$37.59/hr for overtime. Up to 10 hours of overtime may be available but not guaranteed.
All deductions from the worker's paycheck will be made as required by law. The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages and pay Weekly by check. Any advances will be deducted with the consent of the employee. The employer will provide housing as an option to employees living outside the regular commuting distance. Employees who elect to live in the housing will have an additional $105.00 deducted per Weekly paycheck for rent and utilities. Optional daily transportation will be provided from and to worksite and the employer will deduct $25.00 per weekly paycheck.
In the first workweek, the cost of transportation (including meals and to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment will be directly reimbursed to every worker. If the worker completes 50 percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will provide or pay for the worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer or where the employer has appropriately reported a worker's voluntary abandonment of employment. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. In the first workweek, daily subsistence for travel to the place of employment will be reimbursed at a rate of at least $16.28/day to a maximum of $68.00/day with receipts. Also, workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (except passport fees). The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job.
To apply contact our office at (563) 382-2325/ gavin@wicksconstruction.com or contact the nearest CareerForce Office: IowaWORKS Center - Fort Dodge, 3 Triton Circle Fort Dodge, IA 50501-5729, Ph: (515) 576-3131, FortDodgeIowaWORKS@iwd.iowa.gov
