Multicraft Personnel

G R Birdwell Construction; Salisbury (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

G R Birdwell Construction seeks skilled multicraft personnel to join an industrial project in East Houston. The role combines carpentry, rod-busting and concrete finishing for structural works, decks, and slabs.

You will install rebar, formwork, and post-tension systems, perform concrete placement and finishing, and ensure quality alignment with project specs. Safety, teamwork, and reliability on site are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as carpenter, rodbuster, or concrete finisher in industrial settings.
• Ability to read blueprints and follow safety protocols.
• Strong teamwork and physical stamina for construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Install rebar in footings, walls, grade beams, and anchors; place templates and embeds.
• Install reinforcing and post-tension for structural decks; tension and cap cables as required.
• Construct and install footing forms, wall/column forms, and deck forms.
• Perform concrete placement, finishing, curing, and joint treatments to spec.
• Operate and maintain concrete finishing tools and equipment safely.

Skills

Rebar installation

Formwork

Concrete finishing

Post-tension systems

Structural metal/wood forms

Tools

Rebar installation tools

Job description

Company Overview

Industrial Civil Construction Contractor specializing in structural concrete and sitework/earthwork looking for Skilled Multicraft Personnel able to perform the duties of a Carpenter, Rodbuster & Concrete Finisher for industrial plant in East Houston.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Superintendent/Foreman Multicraft Personnel will carry out assignments related to constructing, erecting, stripping, and/or repairing structures of steel, wood or plywood; hoist and place all required reinforcing, including rebar, wire mesh and post tension; concrete placement, finishing, curing and cutting based on the proper selection of equipment, tools, materials and sequencing needed to deliver an acceptable end product.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Installs Rebar for Foundations:
  • Places rebar in wall footings, grade beams, column footings, caps and footing steps.
  • Installs rebar templates, embeds and anchor bolts.
  • Offloads and packs rebar to appropriate location.
  • Installs all appropriate accessories to support rebar in its correct location.
• Installs reinforcing and post tension for structural deck
  • Installs various rebar elements for the structural deck including rebar, wire mesh and post tension systems.
  • Pre-Ties reinforcing when cost effective
  • Installs all required accessories to support and hold reinforcing in final location.
  • Stresses post tension at required time to meet appropriate design criteria thru proper use of tensioning equipment.
  • Burns post tension cable ends off once approved.
• Install footing forms:
  • Places wall footings, grade beams and footing steps.
  • Installs column footings and caps.
  • Installs rebar templates, embeds and anchor bolts.
  • Installs water stop systems with proper alignment.
• Builds and installs wall and column forms:
  • Installs various types of wall form systems.
  • Braces, stabilizes and aligns wall forms.
  • Installs, anchors, and embeds miscellaneous metals in correct locations.
  • Frames ledges, openings, block-outs and sleeves in correct locations.
  • Strips vertical formwork.
• Builds and installs Structural Deck Forms:
  • Installs various elements of the structural deck systems including but not limited to beam bottoms, beam sides, pans, and life-line systems.
  • Installs and removes post shoring, reshoring systems, and scaffolding.
  • Frames ledges, construction joints, openings, block-outs and sleeves in correct location.
  • Sets handrails.
  • Strips horizontal formwork.
  • Sets grades for horizontal decking systems
  • Properly rigs loads and materials to be moved by hoisting equipment
• Sets Slab-on-grade forms:
  • Sets keyways
  • Accurately sets, positions and stabilizes expansion joints
  • Sets high tolerance edge forms
  • Provides layout for control and construction joints
  • Dismantles floor forms
• Establishes finish grade during the pour of the slabs
• Performs the following concrete placement and finish:
  • placing, finishing curing, and cutting of concrete slabs
  • patching and repairing of concrete work
  • concrete restoration
  • concrete joint treatments
  • applications of floor toppings
• Ensures floor finishes meet project requirements consistent with FF/FL terminology
• Proficient in the use of the following tools and has the knowledge to use the equipment at the proper time of the place-finishing sequence:
  • Straight edges to establish grade
  • Bull Floats, mops and Highway Straight Edges
  • Float blades, combo blades, and finish blades
  • Hand tools for Floor finishing, edging, joint tooling
  • Single and double trowel machines
  • Curing equipment
  • Pump Equipment
  • Vibratory Equipment
  • Walk-Behind Trowels
  • Double Riders
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all tools and equipment required
• Ensures proper maintenance of equipment and tools

Compensation is based on experience