H&K Group, Inc. is seeking a General Labor Trainee to support the crew onsite for a project on I-78 in Lenhartsville, PA, as part of the PennDOT On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program. PennDOT has established the OJT Program pursuant to 23 USC 140(a), Code 23 of the Federal Regulations Part 230, Subpart A and Executive Order 11246. The OJT Program provides training opportunities for minority, women, and economically disadvantaged individuals to advance them toward journey-level status in highway construction trades. The General Labor Trainee will develop skills to fulfill the essential duties for general heavy & highway construction labor and may include skills specific to piping, paving, and surveying duties. The ideal candidate is energetic, detail oriented, and eager to learn and apply new skills.  

Why work for the H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training opportunities including on the job, online through the H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies.
• Assist various site crews
• Acquire tools needed for daily operations
• Learn to:
  • Measure distances from grade stakes, drive stakes, and stretch tight lines
  • Bolt, nail, align, and block up under forms
  • Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Mix concrete
  • Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete
  • Position, join, align, and seal pipe sections
  • Erect scaffolding, shoring, and braces
• Learn additional specific survey, pipe, and paving crew duties
• General road crew labor as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Demonstrated ability to handle the technical elements of the job
• Demonstrated aptitude for and interest in heavy & highway construction
• Valid license (i.e., equipment operator, truck driver, or highway)
• Not be accepted as a trainee in any classification in which they have successfully completed a training program leading toward journey level status, or in which such a person has been gainfully employed as a journey by virtue of informal on-the-job training
• Not be an individual or apprentice who enrolled as “trainee” and quit three (3) times
• Problem solving
• Learning agility
• Attention to detail
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to
  • Use hands and arms to finger, handle, reach, and feel
  • Talk and hear
  • Stand, walk, and climb
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

H&K Group, Inc.’s (H&K’s) Landis C. Deck & Sons Division (formerly Landis C. Deck & Sons Site Contractors) has been a proud member of our heavy civil construction team since 1998. Based in Bernville, PA, the Landis C. Deck & Sons Division offers complete heavy civil site construction services to the Berks, Schuylkill, Northumberland, Lebanon, and Lancaster County region.

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

This position may have the opportunity to work on prevailing wage projects. Prevailing wage work is not guaranteed. Final determination on pay will be made by company leadership consistent with the scope of work and considering the candidates’ education, experience, skills, past performance, demonstrated leadership, and influence.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!