Carpentry Assistant: Build, Shape & Install Safely

Bechtel; Pecos (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a construction laborer to support field crews on active site projects. The role involves assisting carpenters, shaping materials with various saws, assembling components, and helping with concrete forms and decking.

You will unload materials, maintain tools, and uphold a safe work environment while working at heights and on uneven ground. The position requires basic dexterity, ability to read measurements, and a minimum of six months in industrial construction.

Qualifications

• Must have basic dexterity and ability to handle hand tools.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial construction environment.
• Six months minimum industrial construction experience recommended.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with carpenters and others to perform tasks.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using saws.
• Assembles cut materials with nails or screws.
• Verifies trueness of structures with plumb bob and level.
• Erects shoring and installs plywood decking.
• Constructs forms and chutes for concrete pouring.
• Unloads materials, tools, and supplies.
• Assists in lifting and positioning during installation.
• Cleans and maintains tools and equipment.
• Maintains a clean, safe work environment.
• Climbs ladders and works at heights; traverses uneven terrain.

Tools

Skill saws

Table saws

Band saws

Nails and screws

Power tools

Job description

Bechtel is seeking a construction laborer to support field crews on active site projects. The role involves assisting carpenters, shaping materials with various saws, assembling components, and helping with concrete forms and decking.

You will unload materials, maintain tools, and uphold a safe work environment while working at heights and on uneven ground. The position requires basic dexterity, ability to read measurements, and a minimum of six months in industrial construction.