Skilled Carpenter – Blueprint Reading & Formwork

PALA Interstate; Darrow (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

PALA Interstate, LLC is seeking a skilled carpenter to join our Louisiana team. You will read blueprints and plans, select materials, and measure and shape wood for structures and fixtures on active job sites.

Expect to work with hand and power tools, assemble components, and help erect forms and scaffolding as needed. The ideal candidate has at least four years of carpentry experience, a strong ability to read plans, and stamina for hands-on field work.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years' experience in carpentry work.
• NCCER Industrial Carpenter Certification strongly desired.
• Must pass our in-house Carpenter Assessment Test.

Responsibilities

• Reads and studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to material requirements and dimensions.
• Selects and transports materials and tools for each job.
• Measures boards and materials using square, tape, or ruler and marks cutting lines.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using saws, chisels, and planes.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens with nails, glue or dowel pins.
• Braces forms in place with timbers, tie-rods, and anchor bolts for concrete piers, footings and walls.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Builds false work to temporarily strengthen structures undergoing construction.
• Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and level.
• Erects and disassembles scaffolding up to 75 ft high, installs ladders, handrails, toeboards, walkways, platforms and gangways.
• Builds wooden structures like benches and tables for job sites.
• Operates survey equipment to ensure accuracy.
• Cleans scaffold yard and work areas.
• Uses basic math for surveys, measurement, and assembly.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Math skills

Education

NCCER Industrial Carpenter Certification

High School Diploma or GED

Trade School program

Job description

PALA Interstate, LLC is seeking a skilled carpenter to join our Louisiana team. You will read blueprints and plans, select materials, and measure and shape wood for structures and fixtures on active job sites.

Expect to work with hand and power tools, assemble components, and help erect forms and scaffolding as needed. The ideal candidate has at least four years of carpentry experience, a strong ability to read plans, and stamina for hands-on field work.