Carpenter

Granite Construction•Humble, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do. Granite's people are its most valued asset and the foundation of its century-old success, building more than infrastructure; they are building your future. The Carpenter role involves constructing, erecting, installing, and repairing structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Since 1922, Granite Construction has been committed to building America’s largest infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, rail, and power. Recognized as one of the top 25 largest construction companies in the U.S., Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects and provides award-winning construction services in mining, earthwork, water/sewer, power, tunneling, rail, highway, and bridge construction. Granite also produces construction materials and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery. The company is passionate about retaining, developing, and recruiting the best talent, and its employees reflect core values: Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion, and Sustainability. In exchange, Granite helps employees build a career that no other company can duplicate, fostering a learning culture where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. The company also highlights its award-winning safety program, ethics, reputation, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
Appropriate training and experience required
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems
Plan work and select proper tools
Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams
Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.
Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders
Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials
Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds
Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).

Responsibilities

Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gage.
Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes.
Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter’s level.
Erects framework for structures and lays subflooring.
Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
Covers subfloor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letterdrops, and kick plates.
Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.