Carpenter (Laredo, TX)

granite; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Incorporated is seeking a skilled carpenter to construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures using wood and related materials. You will work from blueprints, select materials, prepare layouts, and assemble components with nails, glue, and fasteners.

Responsibilities include installing floors and decorative paneling, constructing concrete forms, and erecting scaffolding. The role requires physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work at height, with a high

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent years of experience.
• Appropriate training and experience required.
• Ability to read blueprints and building plans.
• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs. and work at heights.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to material and dimensions.
• Select lumber or materials as specified.
• Prepare layout using rule, framing square, and calipers.
• Mark cutting and assembly lines on materials with pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
• Assemble cut and shaped materials and fasten with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Cover subfloors and lay floors; install decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Construct forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for structures above ground level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Precise accuracy

Shop math

Tool selection

Reading blueprints

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Framing square

Calipers

Job description

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do…

Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.

General Summary

Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• 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.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• 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.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• 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 ofté; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders
• Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

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. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite’s resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.