Form Carpenter

Wayne Brothers, Inc.; Walterboro (SC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne Brothers, Inc. is seeking a Carpenter Technician to perform form-building and assembly tasks on active construction sites in Walterboro, SC. You will read blueprints, measure, cut and assemble forms for concrete footings, slabs and walls, and collaboratively support the crew to ensure safe, accurate pours.

The role requires basic education, plus vocational training and OSHA certifications. Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel are preferred.

Qualifications

• Reads blueprints and shop drawings to determine form dimensions.
• Measures and cuts wood, metal, and other materials to tight tolerances.
• Adheres to safety standards and identifies site hazards.
• Communicates with foremen and team members to coordinate work.
• Performs form construction, erects scaffolding, and assists with concrete pours.

Responsibilities

• Constructs forms for concrete footings, slabs, walls, and grade beams.
• Erects and braces forms; uses hand and power tools to shape materials.
• Installs rebar and supports within forms as specified.
• Maintains clean, safe work area and follows safety rules on site.
• Interacts with other trades and team members to ensure quality results.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Measuring & cutting

Safety awareness

Team communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma / GED / Apprenticeship

Vocational or technical construction training

Powder actuated tool certification

OSHA 10-hour certification

OSHA 30-hour certification

Job description

Position Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Performs all essential job functions of a Carpenter Technician
• Builds forms, fixtures, or templates of wood, metal, plastic or other material for use in the production of concrete footings, slabs, walls, columns, piers, ramps, or steps.
• Determines type and dimensions of concrete forms from oral instructions from lead/master carpenter, carpentry foreman or superintendent.
• Gathers and organizes materials, equipment and supplies to be used in the form building project.
• Uses hand and power tools, as well as light equipment, to measure, cut and otherwise form material to specified dimensions.
• Fastens wood, metal and or plastic/other material to construct the form.
• Constructs forms for continuous, stepped continuous, pier and grade beam concrete footings.
• Constructs edge forms for on-grade slabs to plus or minus 1/8-inch tolerance in grade and line.
• Erects built-in-place forms or tilt-up wall forms on construction sites according to blueprints and layout specifications received from lead carpenter, carpentry foreman or superintendent.
• Inserts wooden or metal spreaders between opposite faces of form to maintain specified dimensions.
• Inserts metal tie rods to hold opposite faces of form panels to specified dimensions.
• Measures, cuts, bends, splices, ties and/or welds rebar, bar supports, welded wire fabric or other support material and places it within the form according to specifications.
• Anchors, shores and otherwise braces forms to fixed objects using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks and timbers.
• Assembles and installs prefabricated forms according to specifications.
• Lifts sections of forms and places them in position according to blueprints, oral instructions, or diagrams, using rule, plumb rule, or level.
• Directs, through proper hand signals, crane operator in lifting and placing heavier sections of forms.
• Nails, bolts, or clamps form sections together using bolts and wing nuts, clamps, or patented fasteners.
• Aligns and sets forms to elevation according to diagram or oral instructions from lead carpenter, carpentry foreman or superintendent using plumb rule, level and foot rule.
• Erects any scaffolding or rigging necessary to complete the project.
• Places concrete during footing, wall, and/or grade beam pours.
• Observes forms as concrete is being poured to insure that they are being held in position by bracing and fastenings.
• Removes forms after concrete has hardened.
• Keeps work area clean and safe at all times.
• Observes all building codes, company, state, OSHA safety rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Reports any job site and/or WB employee related safety violation(s) to appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Serves as a safe and productive member of a construction crew/team.
• Perform all assigned roles, responsibilities, and related work processes/tasks in the safest possible manner. Ensure that a safe, accident/incident-free work environment is maintained for all co-workers, customers, clients, suppliers, etc. at all times.

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Position Requirements

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma/GED/Apprenticeship - preferred
• Vocational or technical training in construction - desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Completing assigned work tasks and processes in work teams
• Analyzing and interpreting blueprints and shop drawings
• Measuring and cutting wood and metal precisely
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Communicating/reporting with foremen and team members
• Implementing site safety and work-task plans
• Recognizing and correcting job site hazards
• Making work task-level judgments and decisions.
• Listening, speaking, reading and writing at a basic level
• Thinking logically and critically
• Seeing and interpreting details close up and far away
• Consistent focus on Safety, Quality, Production, and Innovation
• Interacting with other trades or subcontractors

Working Conditions

• Outdoors - frequently
• Loud noise - frequently
• Temperatures - seasonal
• Personal Protective Equipment – at all times
• Multi-activity worksites - frequently
• Traveling/out of town - frequently
• 40 to 55-hour work week - frequently
• Heights and depths - frequently

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid driver’s license – preferred
• OSHA - 10 Hour Certification - preferred
• OSHA 30-Hour Certification - preferred
• Powder actuated tool certification - preferred
• WB Craft Training & other certifications through Form Carpenter Technician- preferred

Physical Demands

• Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds
• Frequent lifting, bending, kneeling and reaching
• Walking Frequently
• Reaching above shoulder
• Standing for long periods of time
• Climbing ladders, working at heights, wearing/using fall protection harness
• Handling and assembling formwork
• Handling and installing concrete reinforcement materials
• Handling, placing, and finishing of concrete

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Questions? Contact our Recruiting Coordinator at 704.956.2222 or [e-mail]