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We are seeking construction workers to join our team at a high-profile Data Center in Altoona and West Des Moines, IA. As a General Laborer, you will be required to work off blueprints and use hand and power tools to assemble and mount trays, server racks/closets, and pull fiberoptic cable from point a to point b. Your tasks will include installing work area outlets for floors, modular furniture, and walls, routing cables, performing pre-termination procedures, and building closets. You will also be required to perform fire-stopping procedures on fire walls, install sleeves, and pull cable through sleeves and core penetration, and terminate low-voltage devices. Training will be provided for all these tasks.

Hard Skills

• Construction Site Experience

• Mechanical Aptitude

• Following blueprints

Soft Skills

• Ability to work in a team

• Attention to detail

• Problem-solving skills

• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 4 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Altoona, Iowa.

Work Environment

This position involves working in all weather conditions, with a schedule of four 10-hour shifts from Monday to Friday , 7am to 5:30pm and Saturdays 7am - 3:30pm. The job involves 75% outdoor work and 25% indoor work, which may vary depending on the construction schedule. It is performed on an active construction site and requires strict adherence to safety protocols. All workers are required to wear and provided steel toed work boots and must be prepared to work in varying ground conditions like gravel, mud, rain, snow. Being comfortable in extreme heat and cold is a must.

Skills:

construction, general labor, production, concrete, hand tool, carpentry, mechanical aptitude, general construction, construction trades, fiber optic cable, cable installation, landscaping, utility construction

Top Skills Details:

construction, general labor, production, concrete, hand tool, carpentry, mechanical aptitude, general construction

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

-Must be able to work in an outdoor or indoor construction work environment.

-Must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional and help create, develop and implement project process improvement(s).

Must possess proven problem solving and critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).

-Must have proven skill level or the ability to learn to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.

-Must be able to work at heights, work of a ladder and in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.

-Must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.

-Must be able to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.

-Regular attendance is mandatory.

Experience Level:

Entry Level

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

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.