Carpenter

Kokosing, Inc.; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 34,440 - 39,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

A construction company in Chesapeake, Virginia is seeking experienced Carpenters for heavy highway and bridge projects. Responsibilities include constructing and repairing structures, utilizing necessary hand and power tools, and reading blueprints. Applicants must complete a Carpenter Training Program or have equivalent experience. The position offers competitive hourly rates, typically between $25 and $29, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Able to perform essential duties satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Construct and repair structures while tied off to fall protection.
• Assemble wood deck forms and scaffolding.
• Assist in pouring and finishing concrete.

Skills

Using hand and power tools

Reading blueprints

Measuring and marking materials

Education

Carpenter Training Program or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking Carpenters (Heavy Highway - Roadway/Bridge projects) in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Chesapeake/Norfolk/Newport News). Preferred experience with form work for bridges/structures.

Summary

Constructs, erects, and repairs structures; must have own hand tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be able to work while tied off to fall protection;
• Skilled in use of necessary hand and power tools;
• Must be able to work with level;
• Studies and understands blueprints, sketches, or bridge plans for information pertaining to type of material required;
• 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, for use in building concrete piers, footing, and walls;
• 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.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Carpenter Training Program or equivalent, or experience in bridge work, i.e., bridge form work; read blueprints, read rule.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently work or walk on uneven ground and is required to wear steel‑toed boots at all times. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee 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 by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally loud.

Benefits

Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan.

Expected base hourly range for this position is: $25 – $29.

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Kokosing at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits; however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.