Traveling Concrete Carpenter

B; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

B in Mobile, AL seeks a Commercial Concrete Carpenter to perform carpentry tasks for prepping, pouring, placing, and finishing concrete. You will erect and set forms for foundations, buildings, and site work per specs and drawings.

Responsibilities include reading drawings, building forms, positioning forms to elevations, maintaining safety, signaling concrete deliveries, and coordinating with foreman on materials and issues.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand drawings and prints.
• Build and assemble wood or metal forms for concrete structures.
• Set and place forms to elevations and align with specs.
• Follow safety policies and guidelines.
• Communicate with supervisor and crew about issues.

Responsibilities

• Read drawings and prints to determine formwork requirements.
• Build/assemble forms for floors, walls, columns, tilt-walls and cores.
• Set forms to elevations and assist with reinforcing steel as needed.
• Erect scaffolding and access for elevated forms.
• Coordinate with foreman on materials, safety, and delivery needs.
• Ensure equipment is in safe working condition.
• Assist with placement of concrete as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read blueprints

Form construction

Set elevations

Safety adherence

Team 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.