Formwork Carpenter: Concrete Structures & Scaffolds

clark; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark in the United States is seeking skilled construction workers to build rough wooden structures such as concrete forms and scaffolds. Compensation ranges from $23/hr to $33/hr, with emphasis on following sketches, blueprints, and oral instructions while maintaining safety and quality.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, measuring, cutting, assembling, and erecting forms, as well as drilling holes and fabricating components using woodworking and metalworking machinery.

Qualifications

• Apprentice certificate required for apprentices.
• Ability to read blueprints and sketches and follow oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
• Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
• Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
• Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
• Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
• Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
• Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, ladders, hoists, or roof supports, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
• Bore bolt holes in timber, masonry, or concrete walls, using power drill.
• Assemble wood or metal forms for construction of columns and walls.
• Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
• Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
• Dismantle wall and column form.

Skills

Blueprints reading

Measurement

Cutting to size

Form assembly

Using hand tools

Power tools

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

Apprentice certificate

Tools

Handsaw

Power saw

Power drill

Woodworking machines

Job description

Clark in the United States is seeking skilled construction workers to build rough wooden structures such as concrete forms and scaffolds. Compensation ranges from $23/hr to $33/hr, with emphasis on following sketches, blueprints, and oral instructions while maintaining safety and quality.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, measuring, cutting, assembling, and erecting forms, as well as drilling holes and fabricating components using woodworking and metalworking machinery.