Carpenter Journeyman - Various Locations

W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company; Alabama; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Carpenter Journeyman in Alabama. The role involves constructing, installing, and repairing wooden structures while ensuring safety protocols are followed. Candidates should have at least four years of heavy industrial carpentry experience and be capable of using hand and power tools effectively. This position requires adherence to safety practices and entails some on-the-job training responsibilities. This is a physical role with outdoor work in varied conditions.

Qualifications

• Must have four or more years of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience.
• Successful completion of required safety training including Confined Space and Working at Heights.
• Other verified experiences or certifications with carpenter experience.
• Must be able to read and interpret instructions and documentation.
• Personal hand tools required as per tool list.
• Safety training: Confined Space, LOTO, Working at Heights.

Responsibilities

• Construct and repair structures and fixtures of wood and plywood.
• Direct and train Carpenter helpers.
• Operate hand tools and power tools safely.
• Adhere to safety procedures and Yates code of conduct.
• Maintains safety procedures and reports hazards as required.

Skills

Heavy industrial-related carpentry experience

Ability to read and interpret instructions

Operation of electric and pneumatic tools

Education

NCCER Performance Carpenter journeyman verification

Tools

Personal hand tools

Job description

Carpenter Journeyman - Various Locations

A Carpenter Journeyman constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and patent-type form systems using hand tools and power tools within tolerances that conform to drawings and specifications, as well as directing and training Carpenter helpers to do the same.

Overview of Primary Duties

• Builds wooded structures, such as stairs, concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters, according to blueprints, or oral instructions, and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Measures boards, timbers, or plywood using a square, measuring tape, and ruler and marks cutting lines on materials using a pencil and scriber.
• Shapes materials to required sizes using saws, chisels, and planes.
• Operation of electric and pneumatic tools.
• Selects, loads, and hauls job material to the work site.
• Measures boards, timbers, or plywood using a square, measuring tape, and ruler and marks cutting lines on materials using a pencil and scriber. Shapes materials to required sizes using saws, chisels, and planes
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles
• Follow Yates Code of Conduct
• Safety Responsibilities and Expectations
  • Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices
  • Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.
  • Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
  • Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.
  • Participate in workplace inspections.
  • Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
  • Participate in required and assigned training.
  • Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
  • Present a mature approach to working safely.
  • Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.
• Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Qualifications

Level III:

• Four (4) + years of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

Level II:

• Four (4) + years of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience
• NCCER “Performance” Carpenter journeyman verification
• Other verified experiences or certifications with carpenter experience

Level I:

• Four (4) + years of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

Requirements

• Must have the ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation
• Personal hand tools required for craft as established on the Yates Industrial Minimum Tool List
• Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights

Physical Demands / Essential Job Functions

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Physical requirements for this role may include but are not limited to:

• All weather conditions at varying temperatures
• Work at varying elevations
• Will work in windy and dusty environments
• Moderate to high noise levels