Who's Hiring in Construction Around Broken Bow and Idabel?

Most construction hiring here happens by phone and word of mouth. Call in the morning, say what you can do (framing, concrete, roofing, finish work, general labor) and whether you have your own tools and a truck. MKP Construction, 975 Camp Ranch Rd in Broken Bow, (903) 249-6277, is a building contractor working on cabins around Broken Bow and Hochatown and says it is adding to its crew. S. J. Construction, 811 Lukfata St in Broken Bow, (580) 236-4043, is a general contractor doing remodels, room additions, decks and cabin build-outs.

Jordan Construction, 5032 N US Hwy 259, (941) 350-3699, handles construction, maintenance and cleaning for cabin owners, so it also needs people who can do repairs and turnovers. Standing G Welding and Fabrication, 7087 W State Hwy 3, (580) 236-2990, does mobile and shop welding and custom fabrication. Strawn Roofing and Construction, 204 Wilson St in Valliant, (580) 236-1119, does shingle and metal roofs, gutters and storm restoration across southeast Oklahoma and staffs up after every hail storm.

Job boards also show B and B Concrete hiring a commercial concrete carpenter and finisher for Broken Bow, and Dolese Bros. hiring a concrete delivery driver in Idabel. Those postings move around, so search EmployOklahoma.gov or ask the Oklahoma Works office to check them for you.

Bailey Lumber Co., 5847 US-70 in Broken Bow, (580) 584-2159, is listed on the Chamber's Who's Hiring page for a yard hand; apply at the yard, open 7 to 5 weekdays and 8 to 1 Saturday. Beavers Bend State Park is hiring a Construction/Maintenance Technician who does plumbing, electrical, carpentry, concrete and masonry repairs around the park; it requires two years in a building trade and you apply through the State of Oklahoma jobs site (search Beavers Bend). Pine Telephone is hiring outside plant construction crews, installers and technicians.

The Town of Hochatown is building its streets department from scratch and has a Roads Superintendent opening at $60,000 to $70,000, plus a Building Code Inspector at $50,000 to $60,000; email a resume and cover letter to Jobs at Hochatown.gov with the job title in the subject line, or call (580) 494-7390. The City of Broken Bow has posted a heavy equipment operator, street and parks maintenance, and a water line maintenance job at the Public Works Authority; pick up or submit an application at City Hall, 210 N Broadway, (580) 584-2282, or use the online employment application on the city website.

LIFT Community Action Agency lists a Self-Help Housing Construction Supervisor for its home-building program, and the Choctaw Nation posts maintenance and HVAC technician jobs at Choctaw Landing in Hochatown plus construction management roles on its careers site. Postings change weekly, so treat this list as a starting point and call before you drive.

The Oklahoma Works American Job Center at 2102 SE Washington St, Suite B, in Idabel, (580) 286-6667, is the state's free employment office for McCurtain County, open Monday through Friday 8 to 5. Staff can search openings with you, help with applications and resumes, and connect you to training money. Its free hiring event is the second Thursday of every month from 9 AM to noon; the November one is Thursday, November 12, and local employers come ready to interview, so bring resume copies.

Work Ready Idabel at 110 E Washington St, (580) 407-4976, is a free job-readiness program with workshops on resumes, interviewing and showing up ready to work, open weekdays 8 to 4:30. It is a good first stop if you have been out of the workforce or are new to town.

The Broken Bow Area Chamber of Commerce keeps a Who's Hiring page on its website and posts it at the office at 113 W Martin Luther King Dr, (580) 584-3393. It is where small local employers list openings they never put on the big job sites.

If you want to move from labor to a trade, Kiamichi Tech's Idabel campus at 3205 NE Lincoln Rd, (580) 286-7555, offers full-time adult programs in Welding Technology and Industrial Technology, plus short-term classes such as safety training, truck driver training and an electrical lineman program. Scholarships and workforce funding are available for those who qualify, and the Oklahoma Works office can tell you if you are eligible.

Welding and heavy equipment tickets open the door to the better-paying jobs on cabin sites, with the county's road crews and at the pole plant and sawmills around Broken Bow.

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