Grounds Maintenance

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group, LLC has an opening for a Grounds Maintenance/Laborer to join our Team in the Decatur, AL area. The grounds maintenance/ laborer will be responsible for supporting daily mill operations, housekeeping, and grounds maintenance. This will be a temporary position from April to September 2026.

Essential Qualifications:

• High School or equivalent
• Two (2) years of experience in industrial environment with basic working knowledge of ZTR mower; string trimmer, blower, sprayer, etc
• Ability to follow instructions without being distracted
• Post-offer drug / alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.)
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)

Functional Requirements:

• Digs, spreads and levels dirt and gravel.
• Lifts, carries and holds building materials, tools and supplies.
• Cleans tools, equipment, materials and work areas.
• Mixes, spreads or pours concrete, asphalt, gravel or other materials.
• Joins, wraps and seals sections of pipe.
• Performs a variety of non-machine tasks, such as removing forms from set concrete, filling expansion joints with asphalt, placing culvert sections in trench, etc.
• Spends time on one job or may be transferred from task to task as the project progresses to completion.

Compensation:

$18.36/hr 

Benefits: 

Depending on your employment status, benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life / ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

Physical Involvement:

Employee may be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds structures, etc.; reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 100 pounds from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing; sitting; walking; pushing; pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; crawling; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction.

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.