Bear Truss –US LBM, LLC 721 E. Washington Road, St. Louis, MI 48880, (989) 681-5774, is seeking 12 temporary full-time Carpenter Helpers to work at Bear Truss- 721 Washington Road, Gratiot County, St. Louis, MI, 48880 from 04/01/2023 – 12/31/2023 to help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill, including carrying tools and wood, making simple wood cuts, fastening lumber with staples and tack plates, positioning wood forms and holding lumber in place using a jig, and clean up job site. Will be exposed to strenuous physical activity, and repetitive motions. Proper and accurate use of tape measure required. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. 25 yds and handle temperature extremes. No education or experience required. On the job training will be provided. $17.25/hr. 40 hours/week, first shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:00pm or third shift: 6:00pm-2:00am with optional Saturdays when needed. Up to 8 hours overtime which may be available but is not guaranteed. $25.88/hr. for overtime. Applicants may be offered higher than the advertised. Wage rates may vary based on experience and/or merit. 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 optional housing and transportation and deduct $75.00 per weekly paycheck. 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 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 $14.00/day to a maximum of $59.00/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 at (989) 681- 5774/ dean_dehoog@standardcompanies.com or the nearest Careeronestop at 327 East Center Street, Alma, MI 48801, 833-531-1945.
