What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scaffold carpenter position at Brown & Root?
Job Description:
The Carpenter is responsible for building, positioning, and dismantling wooden structures according to sketches, blueprints, or company standards.
Responsibilities:
- Examine and gather materials and tools.
- Determine structure dimensions from blueprints and specifications.
- Inspect base surface for obstructions.
- Loading, transporting, and unloading material.
- Measure boards, timbers, or plywood using a square, measuring tape, and ruler, and mark cutting lines on materials with a pencil and scriber.
- Sawing boards and plywood panels to required sizes.
- Using carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, hand saws, drill motors, and pry bars.
- Assembling scaffolding containing handrails, mid rails, braces, planks, toeboards, screening, locking pins, and wheels to job specifications.
- Bracing forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for use in building concrete piers, footings, and walls.
- Securing scaffolding to permanent structure by tying.
- Erecting scaffolding for buildings and other structures and installing ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
- Setting and bracing anchor bolts.
- Making minor repairs or cleaning activities on tools and equipment.
- Observing and complying with all safety and project rules.
Requirements:
- Working within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
- Making decisions based on measurable criteria.
- Applying basic mathematics and solving problems.
- Planning work and selecting proper tools.
- Comparing and seeing differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
- Working at heights without fear.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent with previous experience in the field or related area.
- Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
- Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
- Works under immediate supervision.
- Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.
- Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
Benefits:
Brown & Root offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, including a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, and flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
