Carpenter

Kokosing•Colonial Heights, VA

83d•$26 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

Kokosing is seeking Carpenters with experience in form work for bridges/structures to work in the Richmond, VA area. This role involves constructing, erecting, and repairing structures, requiring the use of hand tools and adherence to safety protocols. The Carpenter will study blueprints, prepare layouts, shape materials, and assemble components for various construction elements like concrete piers, footings, walls, and decks. Additionally, the role includes setting expansion dams, assembling overhangs, climbing structures, and assisting with concrete pouring and finishing, as well as erecting scaffolding and ladders.

Requirements

Experience in form work for bridges/structures
Must have own hand tools
Skilled in use of necessary hand and power tools
Must be able to work with level
Ability to read blueprints
Ability to read a rule
Must be able to work while tied off to fall protection
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
Frequently work or walk on uneven ground
Required to wear steel toed boots at all times
Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Nice To Haves

Carpenter Training Program or equivalent
Experience in bridge work

Responsibilities

Constructs, erects, and repairs structures
Works while tied off to fall protection
Studies and understands blueprints, sketches, or bridge plans
Selects specified type of lumber or other materials
Prepares layout
Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, and marks cutting lines on materials
Shapes materials to prescribed measurements
Nails cleats (braces) across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms
Braces forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts
Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue
Sets expansion dams
Assembles or runs overhang modules or stick built overhangs
Climbs wingwalls, retaining walls
Assembles wood deck forms
Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete
Assists in pouring and finishing of concrete
Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level