Evergreen - Journeyman Carpenter - Various Projects

Yates Construction; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Journeyman Carpenter to join their dynamic team. This role involves constructing and repairing wooden structures, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and mentoring apprentice carpenters. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in heavy industrial carpentry and a commitment to quality and safety. Join a company that values its employees and fosters a collaborative environment where your skills will contribute to diverse and exciting projects across various sectors. If you are passionate about construction and looking for a rewarding career, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of heavy industrial carpenter experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Constructs and repairs wooden structures according to specifications.
• Operates electric and pneumatic tools safely and effectively.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint Reading

Safety Procedures

Tool Operation

Education

NCCER Certification

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Job description

Evergreen - Journeyman Carpenter - Various Projects

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.
• 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.
• The project site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment, and tools.
• Ability to hear bells, whistles, and alarms.
• Required to wear safety-approved body harnesses when working at 4’ or above.
• Required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, and lifting.
• Ability to talk and hear to communicate.
• Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and move heavy objects up to 25 lbs.
• Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision.

About Yates Construction

Ranked among the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the country by Engineering News-Record, Yates Construction is family-owned. It provides a wide range of construction and building services. Incorporated in 1964 by William G. Yates Jr., we have steadily grown to become one of the nation's top commercial and industrial construction companies. We are financially sound, with a significant bonding capacity and vast personnel and equipment resources.

Our portfolio includes commercial and industrial projects from various sectors, including arts and culture, civil, commercial, education, entertainment and gaming, federal, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, municipal, retail, and technology. We work hard to understand our client's business needs and continually look for opportunities to add value to them and their projects.

Our client relationships are the foundation of our success, and our primary goal is to help each client achieve their vision. We do this by carefully managing the details and complexities of each project and communicating constantly with all team members.

Yates Construction is a military-friendly employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics, in addition to federal and state law requirements.

Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Construction