Construction Laborers

Construction Laborers

Romsdahl Companies Inc., located at th Ave, St. James, MN, is seeking five temporary full-time construction laborers to work at th Ave, St. James, MN, Watonwan County, 56081, and multiple cities and towns in Watonwan County, from 10/01/2026 to 12/31/2026 to perform manual labor at the concrete construction site. Prepare the site for placing of concrete by loading and unloading materials, running string-lines, cutting wood with skill saw, using a sledgehammer to pound stakes into the ground, digging and leveling the earth using shovels and platepackers.

Assist with placing concrete by using wheelbarrows, concrete rakes and shovels. Place concrete. Clean up waste materials. Three months of concrete construction experience required. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs for 50 yards. Must be able to handle temperature extremes. Some weekend work. Will travel to worksites within area of intended employment. No prior education is required. On the job, training will be provided.

$25.92/hr approx. 40 hours/week, from Monday to Friday 7:00AM to 5:00PM. Applicants may be offered a higher wage than the advertised wage based on experience and/or merit. $38.88/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 $100.00 deducted per weekly paycheck for rent and utilities.

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 $16.78/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 or contact the nearest Career Force Office:
Career Force in New Ulm, 1618 South Broadway, Suite 203, New Ulm, MN .