Field Technician - Construction Safety & Site Ops

Elmington; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmington Construction, a Nashville-based general contractor and construction management firm, seeks a safety-focused field support to maintain safe, organized construction sites and assist with temporary/permanent safety systems.

The role involves installing, maintaining, and removing wood-framed safety structures, performing minor carpentry tasks, and supporting overall project operations while adhering to OSHA standards and Elmington’s safety culture.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of jobsite safety controls, signage, barricades, and protection requirements.
• Proficiency using hand tools and basic power tools safely and efficiently.
• Ability to operate or learn operate telehandlers, forklifts, and skid loaders (certification as required).
• Skill in performing minor carpentry repairs, adjustments, and touch-ups.
• Familiarity with multifamily construction.
• Problem Solving Skills.

Responsibilities

• Install temporary and permanent wood-framed safety systems, including handrails, guardrails, stair and balcony protection, floor and shaft edge protection, barricades, and safety blocking.
• Modify, repair, and maintain safety installations as building conditions and phases progress.
• Remove temporary safety systems when they are no longer required and approved for removal.
• Install and remove temporary construction materials such as barricades, protection, signage, and safety controls.
• Participate in site observations, inspections, and walk-throughs to identify safety, quality, and completion items.
• Assist in executing punch list execution and complete corrective work related to carpentry, safety systems, and site conditions (e.g., unit turns, including minor repairs, adjustments, and touch-ups).
• Maintain tools, materials, and work areas in a safe, organized, and job-ready condition.
• Operate hand tools and basic power tools safety & efficiently.
• Operate Telehandler (lull), skid loader, and forklift.
• Support overall jobsite housekeeping, including debris removal, material organization, maintaining clear access paths, and protecting completed work.
• Support schedule and productivity goals by completing task efficiently and with attention to quality.
• Assist with exterior work such as site clean-up, landscaping prep, fencing, or common area improvements as needed.
• Lock/unlock unit doors & windows for opening & closing of project.
• Fuel & maintain buggies and generators.
• Comply with all OSHA regulations and company safety standards related to fall protection and site safety.
• Proactively identify unsafe conditions and immediately correct them or communicate concerns to the Superintendent

Skills

Jobsite safety knowledge

Hand tool proficiency

Telehandler operation

Forklift operation

Skid loader operation

Multifamily construction familiarity

Problem solving

Tools

Telehandler

Forklift

Skid loader

Job description

Elmington Construction, a Nashville-based general contractor and construction management firm, seeks a safety-focused field support to maintain safe, organized construction sites and assist with temporary/permanent safety systems.

The role involves installing, maintaining, and removing wood-framed safety structures, performing minor carpentry tasks, and supporting overall project operations while adhering to OSHA standards and Elmington’s safety culture.