Carpenter Helper - Primoris Energy Services

Primoris Services CorporationWaco, TX
Onsite

About The Position

Assist carpenters in the construction, installation and fabrication of form structures of wood, patent form systems, or a combination of both.

Requirements

  • One (1) to four (4) years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level).
  • Written pre-employment qualification test.
  • Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
  • New Hire Orientation Quiz
  • Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace.
  • Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.).
  • Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.).
  • Must comply with company’s drug and alcohol abuse policy.
  • Must be able to pass physical examination, pre-employment if necessary, and as required by the company.
  • Able to climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding, stairways, etc.
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at elevated heights as well as in confined spaces (towers, vessels, excavations, etc.).
  • Able to carry 50 lbs. of tool and/or materials. It is recommended to get assistance to lift items over 50 lbs. Check with your project supervisor or project safety director.
  • Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.
  • Must be able to work extended hours on your feet on uneven surfaces (dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, gravel, etc.).

Responsibilities

  • Practice safety rules.
  • Follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Safe use of hand & power tools.
  • Report to and assist immediate supervisor.
  • Perform quality work as determined by project specifications.
  • Accountable for all tools and materials at the end of your shift.
  • Must work well as part of a team.
  • Clean and oil patented forms.
  • Use handsaw.
  • Drive nails.
  • Strip forms.
  • Use sledge hammer and stripping bar.
  • Identify parts and sizes of panels for patented forms.
  • Identify form hardware to erect forms.
  • Identify nail types and sizes.
  • Perform basic math.
  • Make measurements using a tape to the 1/8” tolerance.
  • Operate portable generators.
  • Use form hardware to erect forms.
  • Recognize and identify unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to employee’s work environment to control or eliminate any hazards of other exposure to illness or injury.
  • Identify patented form hardware.
  • Identify lumber by grade and size.
  • Identify parts of a form and purpose of each.
  • Know and practice OSHA scaffold and ladder rules.
  • Hand signal equipment operators.
  • Use form hardware.
  • Read blueprint plans and elevations.
  • Build radius forms, haunch forms and fireproof beams.
  • Install block-outs and pipe sleeves.
  • Use a framing square for layout work.
  • Assemble patented forms.
  • Read and interpret civil blueprints to perform erection tasks.
  • Identify reinforcing steel.
  • Set anchor bolts and embeds.
  • Perform rigging for lifts.
  • Form chest from blueprints.
  • Form manhole.
  • Perform basic rebar tying.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation paid weekly
  • Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD
  • 401(k) with company match, vested day-one
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off
  • Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"
  • Legal Assistance Coverage
  • Award winning safety programs
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