Traveling Concrete Carpenter

B&B Concrete; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

B&B Concrete is seeking a Commercial Concrete Carpenter in Birmingham, AL. This role involves prepping, pouring, placing, and finishing concrete, including setting forms for foundations, buildings, and site work per specifications and drawings.

Responsibilities include reading drawings, building forms from wood or metal, and aiding with reinforcing steel, while maintaining strong safety practices and effective communication with the team.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret drawings and prints.
• Experience building wood or metal forms for concrete structures.
• Strong safety awareness and adherence to policies.
• Good communication with supervisors and team.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings and prints.
• Build and assemble forms for floors, slabs, walls, columns, tilt-walls, and other structures.
• Set forms to elevations and assist with reinforcing steel as needed.
• Set and erect forms using various materials and forming systems.
• Verify accuracy using plumb bob, level, laser, or transit.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for elevated work.
• Coordinate with Foreman/Project Manager on materials and safety.
• Assist with placement of concrete as required.
• Ensure equipment is maintained and safe.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read drawings

Form construction

Safety consciousness

Communication

Job description

Commercial Concrete Carpenter

General Description:

Responsible for performing a variety of carpentry tasks associated with prepping, pouring, placing, and finishing of concrete. Tasks include erecting and setting forms for concrete structures, foundations, buildings, and site work per specifications and drawings. This may include concrete tilt-wall forms, symon forms and/or structural forms for columns, decks, elevator cores, parking garages and other cast-in-place concrete structures.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to read and understand drawings and prints.
• Build and/or assemble wood or metal forms for the construction of concrete floors, slabs, walls, columns, tilt-walls, elevated concrete slabs, elevator cores, stairways, etc.
• Set and place forms to proper elevations and locations and may aid in installing reinforcing steel.
• Set and erect forms using a wide variety of materials and forming systems, primarily symon forms.
• Verify accuracy of structures using a plumb bob, carpenters level, laser and/or digital transit.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Communicate with Foreman, Riding Boss, or Project Manager regarding any problems arising, materials required, or any safety hazards identified.
• Ensure equipment is all in safe working condition.
• May help signal concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring.
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety policies and guidelines.
• Assist with placement of concrete as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in construction or contracting industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail.