Career Opportunities with Kent Companies

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Entry Level Laborer

Location: Traverse City, MI

Kent Companies is a place where you can build something more. As a member of our skilled labor team, you’ll build challenging projects that you can be proud of. You’ll improve your trade skills and leadership skills, too. Every team member contributes to a safe and efficient job site, and everyone shares in the rewards of a job well done. We hire for the right attitude. Kent Companies will train everyone who is willing to learn, work hard, and improve themselves--watch the video here.

What can you expect from Kent Companies?

  • Paid orientation, including key safety skills and tool training.
  • Partnership with experienced field leaders who are committed to your success on the team.
  • Competitive compensation, including health, vision, dental, retirement, and profit-sharing benefits.
  • Craft training opportunities in flatwork, foundations, shoring, and post-tension systems.
  • Professional development opportunities including leadership skills, English/Spanish, and more.
  • Opportunities to grow into leadership roles.

Your Primary Responsibilities

  • Safely perform general labor tasks on concrete construction job sites, including using power tools and common hand tools.
  • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including a hard hat, high-visibility apparel, and additional protection as required by the task.
  • Assist with moving materials by hand; placing concrete; installing reshore and maintaining clean, well-organized job sites.
  • Work in a variable environment, both indoors and outdoors. Work during inclement weather when required, including extreme heat/cold.
  • Communicate effectively with your crew lead, foreman, and superintendent on safety, task questions, and problem-solving.

Requirements

  • Reliable transportation.
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Steel-toe work boots, measuring tape, hammer, and hammer loop/holster.
  • Personal gear and hand tools such as rubber boots, trowels, and utility knives.

Preferred (Not Required)

  • 6-12 months, or more, of construction experience.
  • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30.

Benefits
Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits begin after 90 days of employment:

  • PTO (Paid Time Off).
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
  • Supplemental Insurance Options.
  • Retirement Plans, with discretionary employer-matching.
  • Direct Check Deposit.
  • Holiday Pay (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day).
  • Scholarship opportunities for dependents.

About Kent Companies
Kent Companies is a full-service concrete contractor with expertise in commercial and industrial concrete construction, mixed-use construction, multi-family housing, and a full range of concrete-related specialties. Every Kent Companies project is marked by our four distinctive Hallmarks of Service: Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Customer Service. We believe in providing challenging work, opportunities for professional development, and industry-leading compensation packages. And it is all wrapped in a culture built on values and integrity. We deliver on our promises.

Perks associated with this role
Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre-determined; rather, it builds on the teammate’s strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard-pressed to find another ENR Top 6 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.

EEO Statement
At Kent Companies, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Kent Companies’ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and personnel actions, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, termination, and compensation decisions.

The Company will strive to ensure that all employees and prospective employees will be treated equally in regard to recruitment, employment, promotions, demotions, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, leaves of absence, and layoffs. The Company will further ensure that its management staff is aware of the Company’s commitment to this policy and each member understands their individual role in the process of administering this plan.

Kent Companies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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