Concrete Carpenter Helper

TIC - The Industrial Company; Texas; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company in Texas seeks an entry-level construction helper to assist carpenters and install teams on industrial sites. You will learn lay-out, read plans, and help move materials under supervision.

This role emphasizes safety, tool use, and adapting to outdoor conditions. You will gain hands-on experience across scaffold and elevation tasks while contributing to projects for industrial clients.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline.
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist Carpenter in layout work. Learn to perform lay-out work independently.
• Learn to read and understand plans and specifications. Visualize two dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
• Assist in lifting, positioning and securing of materials and workpieces during installations.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level and install all other items as directed.
• Load, transport, unload and furnish crew with materials, tools, equipment and supplies.

Skills

Instruction following

Communication

Field experience

Tool safety

Layout understanding

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Layout tools

Job description

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Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties as directed and will work under immediate supervision. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary depending on months of experience and assigned job step.

Experience Level

Entry

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Assist Carpenter in layout work. Learn to perform lay-out work independently
• Learn to read and understand plans and specifications. Visualize two dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
• Assist in lifting, positioning and securing of materials and workpieces during installations.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level and install all other items as directed.
• Load, transport, unload and furnish crew with materials, tools, equipment and supplies.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess knowledge skills and abilities for position
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• Licenses (List Requirements)
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and fit for duty medical

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Few contractors can build what TIC builds, the way TIC builds it. We only hire the best — and our family mentality will drive you to continue to be the best

Whether it’s cement for our sidewalks and driveways; aluminum for our automobiles; wood pellets for our grills; paper plates for our picnics; food for our pets or the beverages we consume with our friends, our longstanding work in the industrial market touches the tiny details in our daily lives.