How to hire a brick yard hand

How to hire a brick yard hand, step by step

Here's a step-by-step brick yard hand hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a brick yard hand job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new brick yard hand
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your brick yard hand job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a brick yard hand for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A brick yard hand's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, brick yard hands from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents brick yard hand salaries for various positions.

   Type of Brick Yard Hand	Description	Hourly rate
   Brick Yard Hand	Hand laborers and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Others feed or remove material to and from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving.	$12-24
   Unloader	An unloader is responsible for monitoring truck deliveries and managing all goods and merchandise to the store. Unloaders verify the deliveries' correct quantity by checking the receipts and ensuring its quality for customers' purchase... Show more	$12-19
   Mover	Movers help people take or move things from one place to another through their physical strength. They work manually to help customers in their businesses or homes... Show more	$12-20

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Semi Trailers
   • Load Trucks
   • Delivery Truck
   • Mowing
   • Manual Labor
   • Front End Loader
   • Semi Trucks
   • CDL
   • Rail Cars
   • Yard Hand
   • Unload Equipment
   • Customer Orders
   • Bobcat
   • Construction Equipment

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   Responsibilities:

   • Service equipment, repair equipment, help customers, run forklift.
   • Wash out frac tanks, maintain pressure washers, operate back hoe and bobcat.
   • Develop priority setting and organization skills.
   • Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your brick yard hand job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A brick yard hand salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, brick yard hands' average salary in florida is 44% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level brick yard hands earn 50% less than senior-level brick yard hands.
   • Certifications. A brick yard hand with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a brick yard hand's salary.

   Average brick yard hand salary

   $35,824yearly

   $17.22 hourly rate

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   Entry-level brick yard hand salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 30, 2026

4. Writing a brick yard hand job description

   A job description for a brick yard hand role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a brick yard hand job description:

   Brick yard hand job description example

   Valley Precast Buena Vista - $3000 Retention Bonus

   Position Overview

   As a yard hand, you will perform various yard activities, including operating a forklift or a wheel loader.

   Essential Job Functions

   Main responsibilities include stripping concrete forms, prepping forms for tank concrete pours, finishing tank concrete, installing peripheral and internal parts for septic tank manufacturing and delivery, installation of septic pumps and siphons, concrete form/plant maintenance, use of powered hand tools, equipment repair, and maintenance, working with rebar mats, rebar bending, cutting, tying, housekeeping and other duties as assigned.

   Qualifications

   • Valid driver's license
   • Must Be self-motivated to work with little to no supervision
   • Must be customer service oriented and a team player

   Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

   • Detail-oriented
   • Full body movement, use of all senses, able to lift a minimum of 80 lbs.
   • Working outdoors and being exposed to all types of weather conditions

   What we provide

   • Career advancement
   • Medical, dental and vision insurance after 60 days of employment
   • HSA participation after 60 days of employment with company match
   • 401k participation after 90 days of employment with company match
   • Company paid Life Insurance and Short Term Disability
   • Safety Shoe and Tuition reimbursement
   • Six paid holidays per year
   • One week of paid vacation after 6 months of employment
   • Evaluation with possible merit increase after 90 days of employment
   • Yearly performance reviews
   • Referral bonus of up to $600

   NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. A partner may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

   Company DescriptionWilbert Funeral Services is a concrete manufacturer and service provider to the funeral service, building trades and agricultural market places. Manufactured products include burial vaults, monuments, septic tanks, retaining walls, storm shelters and miscellaneous agricultural precast products. Our operations include manufacturing plants and warehouses in 22 states.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find brick yard hands for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your brick yard hand job on Zippia to find and recruit brick yard hand candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with brick yard hand candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new brick yard hand

   Once you have selected a candidate for the brick yard hand position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new brick yard hand first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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