Carpenter/Concrete/Form Setter

Dragados • Virginia Beach, VA

2d

About The Position

The Carpenter/Concrete/Form Setter constructs and sets forms using small hand tools and assists coworkers with the work needed to prepare for concrete placement. The role includes loading and unloading equipment and providing assistance to subcontractors on construction activities. The employee ensures work follows contract documents, specifications, provisions, and applicable OSHA and company safety requirements. Other related duties may be assigned.

Work may take place indoors or outdoors and in a variety of weather conditions. The position requires working entire shifts of 8–12 hours and performing physical tasks such as lifting and carrying materials, standing for extended periods, climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, concrete formwork and rebar, and bending, kneeling, stooping, or crawling. The employee must use small hand and power tools while wearing required PPE, including hearing protection as needed and a harness or tool bags when required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of carpentry or woodworking construction experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate information effectively with others.
• Attention to detail in woodworking.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds multiple times an hour throughout a shift.
• Ability to stand for 90% of an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to climb 30-foot ladders and 60-foot stairs, and to climb concrete formwork and rebar while wearing a 30-pound harness and tool bags.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, and crawl for up to 30 minutes at a time, multiple times a day.
• Manual dexterity and coordination to use small hand tools while standing, bending at the waist, and kneeling throughout an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to see while wearing required safety glasses and to work with plans and other documents.
• Ability to wear hearing protection as needed.
• Ability to work an entire 8–12-hour shift indoors or outdoors in the described weather conditions.
• Ability to operate small hand and power tools, including tools weighing from a few ounces to 35 pounds, at or below shoulder height while standing, bending, and kneeling throughout an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to perform required tasks while wearing a harness and/or tool bags weighing up to 30 pounds for 90% of an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Rigging experience is a plus.
• Local candidates are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Construct and set forms using small hand tools.
• Assist coworkers with tasks necessary to prepare for concrete placement.
• Load and unload equipment.
• Provide required assistance to subcontractors on construction activities.
• Ensure work is performed according to contract documents, specifications, and provisions.
• Implement and properly follow OSHA and company safety requirements.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED