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Carpenter
Summary
Title:Carpenter
ID:10078 - MA/I
Location:Industrial Division (Maryland/DC area)
Department:Operations
Description

Corman Kokosing Construction, leading heavy highway, bridge, marine and utility contractor in the Mid-Atlantic region, has positions available for Form Carpenters near Reston, VA and Washington, DC.

SUMMARY

Constructs, erects, and repairs structures; must have own hand tools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Must be able to work while tied off to fall protection;

2. Skilled in use of necessary hand and power tools;

3. Must be able to work with level;

4. Studies and understands blueprints, sketches, or bridge plans for information pertaining to type of

material required;

5. Selects specified type of lumber or other materials;

6. Prepares layout;

7. Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, and marks cutting lines on materials;

8. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements;

9. Nails cleats (braces) across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms;

10. Braces forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts, for use in building concrete piers, footing,

and walls;

11. Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue;

12. Sets expansion dams;

13. Assemble or run overhang modules or stick built overhangs;

14. Climb wingwalls, retaining walls;

15. Assemble wood deck forms;

16. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete;

17. Assists in pouring of concrete;

18. Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level;

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Carpenter Training Program or equivalent, or experience in formwork; read blue prints, read rule.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Understand English

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as area, read rule, calculate measurements. Ability to apply concepts of geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standard situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

AWS or state certified if welding is part of job and certification required by job owner.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly work or walk on uneven ground. The employee must occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally loud.

BENEFITS
Corman Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flex spending and short-term disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Veterans, Disabled, Minorities and Women encouraged to apply

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Corman Kokosing is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the continuing policy of the Company to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to race, creed, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.