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Career Opportunities

At Otto Baum Company, Inc., we conduct business with integrity to ensure that our employees and customers are appreciated, respected, and treated fairly.  We fully acknowledge that our success would be impossible without our employees’ dedication and always encourage feedback to improve company operations.  We value each of our team members as they each play a significant role in our business.  We also understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are proud to provide full-time nonunion employees with a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation plans, health insurance, a health savings account (HSA), paid time off (PTO), 401K with employer match, and a safe and welcoming work atmosphere. 

 

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OBCI partners with the following trade unions to hire talented brick masons, pointer/cleaner/caulkers, finishers, carpenters, operators, and laborers who strive to build projects with excellence.  For those who want to lead, we offer additional benefits to foremen.  These may include a means of transportation, tools, fuel card, phone allowance, and skills enhancement training.

 

Here are the links to some of our trade union partners:

Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local #6

• Bricklayers Local 8 of IL

• Carpenter's Local Union #237

• Cement Masons (OPCMIA) #18

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IOUE) 649

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IOUE) 965

• Laborers' Local 165 

• Laborers' Local 231

• Laborers' Local 477

 West Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Otto Baum Company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Otto Baum Company also takes pride in being accurate and timely with all union benefit fund payments.

We provide a harassment-free workplace and on-the-job harassment training, adhering to all state requirements.

I have been with company since 2018, the thing I appreciate the most is how Otto Baum values it’s employees. We are given every opportunity to make the most of our jobs and our team works extremely well together.

Justin Thomas, Estimator/PM - Concrete/ Civil Division

Thankful to work for a company that believes in improving their worker’s skills. Otto Baum offers certification training for many different skills in the trades. I have taken advantage of most of all the certifications for masonry and safety. I strongly believe this training has helped me in my career.

Josh Gillette, General Superintendent

It has been a very rewarding experience working at OBCI for over 20 years. The work has always been challenging, and the people that I have had the opportunity to work with have been great!

Jedd Rocke, Masonry Division Manager

Otto Baum is a company that values and appreciates their employees and the work that they do. The fact that Otto Baum strives to live up to their values of Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, and Quality makes it feel like a family.

Glenn Neeley

Working for Otto Baum over the last 18 years has provided the opportunity to grow in new masonry roles, while encouraging a good family/work balance.

Kurt Haldorsen

Competitive Advantages

(Non-union Employees)
  • Health Insurance

  • Life Insurance

  • Short & Long Term Disability (paid by the company)

  • Optional Dental and Vision

  • 401K with employer match

  • Paid Time-Off

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