Form Carpenter

Shiel Sexton Concrete; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision coverage

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

401k match

Paid time off

Job summary

Shiel Sexton Concrete is seeking a Form Carpenter for commercial and industrial construction projects. The role involves reading blueprints, layout of walls and elevations, and building formwork for slabs and decks on active sites.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of carpentry experience, transit/laser proficiency, and OSHA 10 certification. The position requires physical fitness and a commitment to safety and teamwork on a dynamic construction schedule.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of carpentry experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and layouts.
• Proficient with transit and laser leveling.
• Construction-site safety awareness.
• Ability to handle physical demands.

Responsibilities

• Perform layout of building lines, elevations, walls, and partitions.
• Set up and use laser level.
• Construct formwork for walls, slabs, and decks.
• Safely operate scaffolding and scaffold systems.
• Ensure site safety and ethical conduct.
• Assist with administrative duties.

Skills

Carpentry experience

Team player

Blueprint reading

Layout & elevations

Education

OSHA 10 certification

Tools

Transit

Laser level

Job description

Job Description

About 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.

Form Carpenter at Shiel Sexton:

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;
• Misc. administrative duties as assigned.

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
• Annual 40% off boot vouchers.
• ½ price Indianapolis Zoo and Children’s Museum memberships
• Parental Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• Many additional voluntary benefits

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.

Please note that sponsorship and/or relocation are not available for this position.