Carpenter

Skillforce is hiring Carpenters for an ongoing project located on Ft. Meade. This project offers steady, long-term work with a minimum of 40 hours per week and potential overtime. 

Salary: $22-26/hr (DOE)

About the Role:

As a Carpenter, you will be building various wooden, fiberglass, steel and aluminum forms to support concrete, as well as operate carpentry hand tools, and perform additional duties as assigned. You will also supervise assigned personnel as directed by carpenter foreman and/or superintendent. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of carpentry principles, practices, and procedures.
• Basic knowledge of construction site format, function, and layout.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings and blueprints.
• General knowledge of carpentry hand tools and power activated tools.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess the following documents to gain site access: Valid Real ID Driver's License, Original or Official Copy of your Birth Certificate, and/or a Valid U.S. Passport. 
• Must be able to pass a background check and a drug screen.  
• Must have a minimum of 2 years carpentry experience.
• Own and maintain the following tools: nail apron, hammer, 6’ rule, 25’ tape, chalk box, plumb bb, 2’ hand level, flat bar, nail puller, 9/16” adjustable wrench.

Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and sketches to understand project specifications.
• Construct forms for decks, including but not limited to: running scaffold and stingers, laying plywood, cutting plywood, building bulkheads for dividing pours and surrounding edge of deck, construction ramps, beams, drops and folds, curbs – all of which eventually tie into deck.
• Construct forms for columns, including but not limited to building wooden, metal, aluminum or fiberglass forms, which are clamped or banded together and can be constructed before or after the deck is run.
• Construct forms for walls, including but not limited to framing, setting and plumbing wooden handset walls, metal handset walls and metal gang walls.
• Construct forms for stairs, including but not limited to building forms from wood or prefabricated stair forms, framing landing and setting pre-cast stairs.
• Ensure all work is completed in compliance with local building codes and safety regulations.
• Operate hand and power tools safely and effectively to complete tasks efficiently.
• Assist carpenter foreman with training and orientation of apprentice carpenters and carpenter helpers.
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Skills:

The physical demands must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the essential functions, the employee is regularly able to lift and carry at least 50 pounds and possess sufficient strength, skill, dexterity, constitution and endurance to perform the functions of the job properly in a reasonable and timely manner.

If you meet these requirements and are ready to take the next step in your career, apply today!

Salary : $22 - $26