Carpenter/Concrete/Form Setter

J.F. White Contracting • Virginia Beach, VA

3d

About The Position

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

This physically demanding role involves working indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, often for an entire 8–12-hour shift. Duties require frequent lifting and carrying, prolonged standing, climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, concrete formwork, and rebar, and repeated bending, kneeling, and crawling. The role also requires operating small hand and power tools while wearing required safety gear, potentially including a harness and tool bags weighing up to 30 pounds.

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 per 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 hand-eye coordination to use small hand tools while standing, bending at the waist, and kneeling throughout an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to see clearly at varying distances and read work plans and other documents while wearing required safety glasses.
• Ability to hear instructions and surroundings while wearing hearing protection as needed.
• Ability to work an entire 8–12-hour shift in the described indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Ability to operate small hand and power tools at or below shoulder height while standing, bending at the waist, and kneeling; tools may weigh from a few ounces to 35 pounds and must be used throughout an 8–12-hour shift.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Ability to perform tasks while wearing a harness and/or tool bags weighing up to 30 pounds for 90% of an 8–12-hour shift.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Construct and set forms using small hand tools.
• Assist coworkers with requirements needed to prepare for concrete placement.
• Load and unload equipment.
• Interact with subcontractors to provide assistance with construction activities.
• Ensure work is performed according to contract documents, specifications, and provisions.
• Ensure OSHA and company safety requirements are implemented and used properly.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What This Job Offers

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