Concrete Carpenter at Sterling Construction Company, Inc. – San Antonio, Texas

Your responsibilities and abilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Constructing built-in-place or prefabricated wooden and/or metal forms according to specifications for molding concrete structures such as piers, footers, retaining walls, abutments, parapets, caps, columns, and bridge decks.
• Cutting lumber to blueprint dimensions, using handsaw or power saw, and nailing lumber together to make form panels.
• Lifting and handling built-in-place forms and/or assembling, erecting, and installing prefabricated forms.
• Inserting spreaders and tie rods between opposite faces of form to maintain specified dimensions.
• Anchoring and bracing forms to fixed objects using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, and planks.
• Building rough wooden structures such as scaffolds, temporary frame shelters, overhang jacks, and safety railings.
• Lifting and setting rails for finishing machine.
• Pouring concrete in forms and decks which requires vibrating, shoveling, and raking. Also assisting cement finishers.
• Hanging ledgers, overhang brackets, and decking with plywood and steel.
• Tying rebar curtains and mats.
• Forming slabs, columns, and walls for concrete pours.

Job Requirements:

• 2-5 years of experience in concrete carpentry and pouring concrete
• Knowledge and ability to use the following forming systems:
• Aluminum Gang Forms
• Simons
• EFCO
• Stick Frame Wood Forms
• Ability to lift and carry 70 lbs. or more
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• 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 standardized situations.