Laborer, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor, Building Maintenance

Laborer

We're seeking a reliable and safety-focused Laborer / Serviceman to support maintenance and production activities across our plant. This entry-level role is critical to keeping operations running efficiently through hands-on work, cleanup, and maintenance tasks.

As a Laborer / Serviceman at Cemex, your daily responsibilities will include:

• Safety Compliance:
  Follow all safety rules, wear PPE, and report equipment or safety concerns.
• Physical Tasks:
  Perform trenching, digging, back filling, shoveling, sweeping, and cleanup work.
• Facility Support:
  Assist with maintenance work, concrete form building, painting, and general housekeeping.
• Equipment Maintenance:
  Lubricate and oil equipment; support maintenance teams and respond to callouts.
• Training & Participation:
  Attend meetings and training sessions.
• Support other classifications and plant outage work.
• Complete any tasks assigned by management to support plant operations.

To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• Educational and Licensing Requirements: A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience:
  
  Four years of general plant experience or six years of cement plant experience if joining from outside the company.
• Skills:
  
  Proficiency in control systems and computer applications; strong communication skills; mechanical aptitude and ability to read diagrams; mathematical ability related to production measurements; strong decision-making and safety awareness.

Working Conditions:

• Safety First:
  Must comply with all safety standards and always wear appropriate PPE.
• Dynamic Environment:
  Work in outdoor and indoor environments, with exposure to physical labor and harsh conditions (extreme heat, humidity, extreme cold, noise, dust).
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Heavy lifting (up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, 50lbs frequently, 20lbs. constantly), climbing, standing, shoveling, walking, pushing, pulling, and operating tools and mobile equipment to a significant degree in physically intense settings. Must be physically able to perform all essential job functions, including the ability to communicate verbally using a phone and radio, to hear verbal commands and audible alarms in order to safely operate around large mobile equipment and automatic conveyor belt systems.
  
  Must be able to pass a physical exam to include back x-ray, vision test, hearing test, functional capability evaluation, respiratory fit test and drug / alcohol screen.

Work Schedule:

Employees are expected to work varying shifts as needed, which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays to meet operational needs.

Work Location:

This position is required to be performed in person at the assigned worksite. Remote work is not available for this role.

The hourly compensation for this position is $26.67/hr.