Seasonal Laborer - Electric Construction

Overview

As a member of the Electric Construction Team at Cedar Falls Utilities, this individual will assist the Electric Construction crews in general labor duties such as driving non-CDL vehicles, washing line trucks, performing dirt work, furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and painting.

This is a seasonal full-time summer position working from mid May through mid August.

Interested applicants should submit completed applications by Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:59PM.

Once your application has been completed, you will receive an email acknowledging the submission has been successfully completed. After the posting comes down, the hiring team will review all applications, and you will be notified either way if you are selected for further steps in the hiring process. Please ensure all contact information is kept up to date.

Responsibilities

• Assists construction crews by helping to pull wire, put out rigger pads down for trucks, putting out cones and flags for work areas.
• Cleaning up work area in the shop and job sites.
• Performs manual labor tasks such as digging with shovel.
• Reads work orders or receives instructions from crew leaders to determine work requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by crew leaders.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• No education / prior work experience required. 

Certification(s)/License(s):

• Must have and maintain a valid Iowa Driver's License and meet CFU insurability requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

• Operation Monitoring Skills — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine or equipment is working properly.
• Active Listening Skills — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking Skills  — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.  
• Customer Service Skills — Identifying the customer needs and understanding the impact to the customers through our decisions and behaviors.
• Ability to read maps and understand layouts; work in extreme hot or cold environments, as work performed is outdoors; follow instructions, both verbal and written and adhere to safety standards; work from 7:30am - 3:30pm during summer months.

Physical Tasks and Environmental Conditions:

• Work involves frequently carrying/lifting objects 40 lbs or less and occasionally items that are 50 lbs. This job requires frequent standing, walking, climbing and working next to moving traffic on roadways. Occasional squatting, crouching, kneeling, bending, pushing and pulling. Close proximity to moving machinery and equipment. Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Pre-employment drug screen and physical is required.