General Trades Laborer- Self Performance

General Trades Laborer at Shiel Sexton:

The General Trades Laborer works as a member of a diverse crew performing a variety of interior and exterior construction responsibilities including light framing, hardware, and accessory installation, hanging doors, demolition, and other general construction duties.

This is an entry level position; we are willing to train motivated individuals!

Role Expectations and Competencies:

• Working with tape measure, hand tools, bubble and laser levels, power tools, and various other construction equipment to tear down, remodel, build and renovate.


• Readiness to learn and grow your construction skills from industry leading professionals while maintaining the highest level of integrity and ethics.  


• Able to be on time and present every day for work. 

Experience and Qualifications:

• No experience necessary, but preferred.


• Eagerness to learn and grow skills in the general construction field.


• Must be safety minded and comfortable working with scaffold systems, shoring, weather protection and installation of fall protection systems.


• Must have reliable transportation and be able to submit to a background check and drug screening. 

At Shiel Sexton we offer:

• Medical, dental and vison benefits


• Dependent Care, Medical Savings Account and Health Savings account with employer contribution


• Employee Stock Ownership Plan; as a team we win together


• Traditional and Roth 401k match


• Generous paid time off and paid holidays


• Four company sponsored events a year


• Life insurance, short & long-term disability.


•  Fitness Membership Reimbursement


• Annual 40% off boot vouchers.


• ½ price Indianapolis Zoo and Children’s Museum memberships


• Parental Leave


• Employee Referral Program

Many additional voluntary benefits

Working Conditions:

40+ Hours/week |Dynamic work schedule dependent on project status |Working construction environment |Outdoor/Construction Site Work |Moderate Safety Risk |Delivery of accurate and completed project.

Please note sponsorship and/or relocation are not available for this position.

Notice to Recruiters and Agencies: Shiel Sexton prefers to recruit candidates directly, rather than through a third-party recruiter or agency. Do not submit or present your candidate(s) through any means (e-mail, fax, phone, mail, verbal referral) to Shiel Sexton or any employee of Shiel Sexton. In the case of candidate(s) submitted or presented to Shiel Sexton by a recruiter or agency without a signed agreement in place for the specific position or without a specific open requisition, Shiel Sexton explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. To request consideration as a Recruiting Vendor, please contact our human resources department.