Form Carpenter

Ultipro; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

401k with match

Paid time off

Zoo/Museum memberships (½ price)

Job summary

Shiel Sexton is seeking a Form Carpenter for commercial and industrial construction projects in Indianapolis. Responsibilities include layout, formwork, and setting anchors for walls, columns, and slabs, with significant attention to safety and precision.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of carpentry experience, can read blueprints, and operate a laser and transit. OSHA 10 is preferred, and candidates will join a team dedicated to high standards and collaborative execution.

Qualifications

• Must have 3–5 years of carpentry experience.
• Experience with layout and finishing tasks on commercial projects.
• Ability to read blueprints and use a laser for alignment.

Responsibilities

• Layout including building lines, elevations, walls, and partition layout.
• Form concrete and wood structures and set anchors as needed.
• Operate laser and use transit where required for precise measurements.
• Maintain safety and assist with scaffold systems and site planning.
• Support Peri/Symons panel setting and wrecking as required.

Skills

Carpentry experience

Transit/laser use

Team communication

Detail oriented

Tools

Transit laser

Job description

At Shiel Sexton, We Build For People Who Expect More.

Shiel Sexton has a deep bench of resources with over 300 professionals specializing in all facets of the construction industry, including: Project Management, Field Supervision, Green Building Expertise, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Safety Management, and Quality Assurance. We have a passion for creating a great building experience, which pushes us to an exceptional standard each day.

As a 100% employee-owned company, we understand that delivering exceptional results for our clients is a team effort driven by passionate people who are proud of the work they do.

A Form Carpenter at Shiel Sexton performs commercial and industrial construction and remodeling, interior systems, interior and exterior finish, blueprint reading, transit operations, scaffolding, and safety.

Role Expectations and Competencies:

• Completes tasks with close attention to detail.
• Demonstrates ability to contribute value in a team setting.
• Exhibits an established and growing technical expertise in the field.
• Achieves tangible results in the face of complex problems.
• Assures that the Concrete crew acts with integrity and employs ethical behavior during all stages of the project and follows the Shiel Sexton “Expect More” brand.
• Ability to effectively communicate through verbal communication.
• Layout including building lines, elevations, walls, and partition layout
• Must know how to use a laser;
• Formwork knowledge for walls, columns, etc.
• Forming slab on grade, walls, structural decks, sitework, etc.
• Experience in building and setting anchor bolt templates.
• Experience in Peri/Symons panels setting and wrecking.
• Safety, including scaffold systems, shoring, weather protection, and installation of fall protection systems;

Experience and Qualifications:

• Must have 3-5 years of carpentry experience
• Must know how to use a transit/tape-on laser
• Preferred OSHA 10 certification, construction-specific
• Commercial construction experience preferred
• Carpenters require a broad range of physical abilities.
• Requires adequate vision (corrected) and hearing so as not to pose a hazard to self or others.
• Requires alertness to potential hazards common to a construction site.

At Shiel Sexton, we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Dependent Care, Medical Savings Account, and Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan; as a tea,m we win together
• Traditional and Roth 401k with match
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Four company-sponsored events a year
• Life insurance, short & long-term disability.
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement
• ½ price Indianapolis Zoo and Children’s Museum memberships
• Employee Referral Program

Working Conditions:

• Personnel Management
• 40+ Hours/week
• Dynamic work schedule dependent on project status
• Working construction environment
• Outdoor/Construction Site Work/Office setting
• Moderate Safety Risk
• Deadline Requirements
• Delivery of accurate and completed project.

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