Carpenter

PALA Group, Inc; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

PALA Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced carpenter to construct, install, and repair wooden structures on construction sites. Read blueprints, measure accurately, and shape materials using hand and power tools.

You will assemble, brace, and secure forms for concrete and temporary structures, and you will work with survey equipment to ensure accuracy. The role requires at least four years of carpentry experience and the ability to pass our internal assessment.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years’ carpentry experience.
• Must pass our in-house Carpenter Assessment Test.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Trade School program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, sketches, or plans for materials and dimensions.
• Select materials and transport needed tools for the job.
• Measure boards and mark cutting lines.
• Shape materials to prescribed measurements with saws/chisels/planes.
• Assemble cut pieces and fasten with nails, glue, or dowels.
• Brace forms in place for concrete piers, footings, and walls.
• Construct forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Build temporary supports and false work for stability.
• Verify trueness with plumb bob/level.
• Erect and disassemble scaffolding up to 75 ft; install ladders and handrails.
• Build wooden structures on site (benches, tables, tents).
• Operate survey equipment for accuracy.
• Clean scaffold yard and work areas.
• Use basic math in surveys and assembly.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Measuring & layout

Hand & power tools

Math skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Saws

Chisels

Planes

Nails & fasteners

Job description

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Position Description

Summary

Constructs, erects, installs and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, wallboard and pre-manufactured forms (Simon Forms, etc.) using hand tools and power tools. Reads, studies and interprets job specifications, plans and blue prints. Uses basic math skills including geometry, trigonometry to make calculations for work. Can complete difficult job tasks according to job specifications with minimal or no supervision.

Essential Functions

1. 1. Reads and studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
2. 2. Selects and transports appropriate materials and tools for job.
3. 3. Measures boards, timbers, plywood or other materials using a square, tape and/or ruler and marks cutting lines on material.
4. 4. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using saws, chisels and planes.
5. 5. Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, glue or dowel pins.
6. 6. Braces forms in place with timbers, tie-rods, and anchor bolts for use in building concrete piers, footings and walls.
7. 7. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
8. 8. Builds false work to temporarily strengthen, protect or disguise buildings undergoing construction.
9. 9. Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and/or carpenter’s level.
10. 10. Erects and disassembles scaffolding up to 75 ft. high, installs ladders, handrails, toeboards, walkways, platforms and gangways.
11. 11. Builds a variety of wooden structures needed on job site i.e., benches, tables, lunch/rest tents, etc.
12. 12. Operates survey equipment to ensure accuracy.
13. 13. Cleans scaffold yard and work areas.
14. 14. Utilizes basic math skills while doing surveys and for measurement and assembly of structures.

Position Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum Four years’ experience in Carpentry work.
• Must pass our in-house Carpenter Assessment Test

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School or GED preferred but not required.
• Trade School program preferred but not required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PALA Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.