Wetcast - Builder II

NWPX Infrastructure Inc.; Utah; On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NWPX Infrastructure Inc. is seeking a Builder II to produce precast concrete products in line with safety and quality standards. You will read blueprints, assemble forms, and perform intermediate production tasks with limited supervision.

Responsibilities include setting up forms, placing rebar, assisting with pouring and finishing, inspecting quality, and maintaining a clean, safe workspace while working as part of a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or preferred.
• Experience in precast concrete, construction, manufacturing, or related production environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up and assemble steel forms for precast concrete products.
• Read and interpret blueprints, CAD drawings, production drawings, and basic specifications.
• Measure, cut, place, and tie rebar and steel mesh.
• Prepare forms and position reinforcing steel, inserts, embeds, and other components.
• Assist with pouring, finishing, stripping, reworking, and patching concrete products.
• Inspect work to ensure quality standards are met.
• Operate forklifts and other equipment after training.
• Use hand and power tools safely and effectively.
• Identify quality or production concerns and report them.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Tape measure

Hand & power tools

Teamwork & communication

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CAD drawings

Blueprints

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB:

The Builder II is responsible for producing a variety of precast concrete products in accordance with established safety, quality, and production standards. This position performs intermediate-level building and forming duties and is expected to complete standard production tasks with limited supervision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set up and assemble steel forms for precast concrete products according to established specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, CAD drawings, production drawings, and basic specifications.
• Measure, cut, place, and tie rebar and steel mesh according to production requirements.
• Prepare forms and properly position reinforcing steel, inserts, embeds, and other required components.
• Assist with pouring, finishing, stripping, reworking, and patching concrete products.
• Inspect work during the building process to help ensure products meet established quality requirements.
• Safely operate forklifts and other industrial equipment as trained and authorized.
• Properly use hand tools, power tools, saws, grinders, air tools, and other production equipment.
• Identify basic production or quality concerns and communicate them to the appropriate team member or supervisor.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and perform general housekeeping duties.
• Work effectively as part of a team and assist in other production areas as needed.
• Follow all company safety procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and established production processes.
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance is necessary to perform the essential functions of this position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Working knowledge of precast concrete production and form-building processes.
• Ability to read and interpret standard blueprints, CAD drawings, measurements, and production specifications.
• Ability to accurately read and use a tape measure and perform basic production-related math.
• Working knowledge of hand tools, power tools, saws, grinders, and air tools.
• Ability to perform standard Builder duties with limited supervision.
• Ability to recognize basic quality concerns and seek assistance when necessary.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and established production procedures.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to safely operate forklifts and other required equipment after appropriate training and authorization.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Previous experience in precast concrete, construction, manufacturing, or a related production environment preferred.
• Previous experience working with hand tools, power tools, saws, air tools, and grinders preferred.
• Experience reading blueprints, CAD drawings, or production drawings preferred.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

• Close Supervision: The incumbent is assigned duties according to specified procedures and receives detailed instructions. Work is checked frequently

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity

Over 2/3 of the time

• Stooping: Positions self to 90 degrees
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to move items, pick up tools and cleaning up work area
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to use hand tools
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, Stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.)
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward of outward
• Lifting: Raising object from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position (this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in using hand tools
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers such as doing paperwork during walk in process

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity

The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: Preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection) using measurement devices, and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eye.

Vision Requirements

Over 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Weather Condition

Over 2/3 of the time

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)

Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to vibrations: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man, holes, small, enclosed, rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

Noise Levels

Up to 2/3 of the time:

Loud noise (examples: metal can manufacturing department, large earth-moving