Carpenter Foreman

Granite Construction • Houston, TX

78d

About The Position

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in construction, installation, and repair of wooden structures and fixtures. This project participates in on-the-job training.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience.
• Appropriate training and experience required.
• Physically capable of exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to apply and interpret principles of rational systems (bookkeeping, engines, electronics, building) to solve practical problems.
• Basic competencies in algebra, geometry, and shop mathematics.
• Ability to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work.
• 4 to 10 years of specific job training required to learn the techniques, information, and facility needed for average performance in this position.

Responsibilities

• Examines blueprints to determine dimensions of structure.
• Lays out floor-plan and cabinetwork, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
• Selects materials and structural units, such as lumber, prefabricated doors, and cabinets of wood or plastic, and paneling, and inspects them to ensure conformance with provisions of building code and local ordinance.
• Determines sequence of activities concerned with fabrication, assembly, and erection of structure.
• Assigns workers to such tasks as cutting material to size, building concrete forms, erecting wooden framework, and laying flooring.
• Inspects work performed by subcontractors, including ductwork, wiring, and pipe installations, to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Installs doors, builds stairs, and lays hardwood floors.
• May supervise workers engaged in building timber structures, such as cofferdams, trestles, and supports for concrete forms.
• May make cost estimates for contracts.
• Performs other duties as described under Supervisor.
• May be designated according to area of specialization.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees