Industrial Carpenter Helper

Industrial Carpenter Helper

The Industrial Carpenter Helper assists carpenters and other craft personnel with construction, maintenance, repair, and modification activities within industrial facilities. This is a support-level position responsible for preparing and transporting materials, assisting with concrete formwork and general carpentry activities, maintaining tools and work areas, and performing basic construction tasks under the direction of experienced craft personnel and supervision. The Carpenter Helper works as part of a multidisciplinary construction team in active industrial environments and is expected to follow instructions, learn basic carpentry skills, and perform assigned work safely and efficiently.

This position provides an opportunity to develop the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary for progression into higher-level industrial carpentry positions.

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous construction, industrial, warehouse, general labor, or carpentry experience preferred but not required.
• Basic familiarity with hand tools and construction materials preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and measurements.
• Ability to safely perform physically demanding work in an industrial construction environment.
• Ability to meet applicable company, client, and site-specific safety and training requirements.
• Ability to work varying schedules, including overtime, weekends, nights, shutdowns, and outages, as required by project needs.

Essential Functions:

• Assist industrial carpenters with construction, installation, repair, modification, and dismantling activities.
• Assist with constructing, installing, bracing, and dismantling concrete forms for foundations, slabs, equipment pads, walls, piers, columns, and other concrete structures.
• Measure, mark, hold, position, and prepare lumber, plywood, form materials, and other construction materials under the direction of experienced craft personnel.
• Assist carpenters with cutting, assembling, fastening, and positioning materials according to instructions.
• Assist with layout activities using measuring tapes, levels, squares, string lines, and other basic layout tools.
• Assist with the construction and installation of temporary structures, barricades, enclosures, walkways, protective barriers, and other jobsite components.
• Assist with stripping concrete forms and cleaning, organizing, and preparing form materials for reuse.
• Gather, load, unload, transport, stage, and distribute materials, tools, and equipment to designated work areas.
• Maintain adequate supplies of materials at work locations to support carpenters and other assigned craft personnel.
• Safely use basic hand and power tools for which the employee has received appropriate instruction or training.
• Clean, inspect, organize, and properly store tools and equipment after use.
• Inspect tools and equipment before use and report damaged, defective, or unsafe equipment to supervision.
• Assist with material handling and general construction activities as directed.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly condition and remove debris and potential hazards as work progresses.
• Coordinate activities with carpenters, laborers, concrete crews, equipment operators, and other crafts working within the area.
• Follow applicable OSHA requirements, company safety policies, client requirements, and site-specific work practices.
• Participate in pre-job meetings, toolbox talks, JSAs/JHAs, and other required safety activities.
• Properly use and maintain required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Exercise Stop Work Authority when unsafe conditions or behaviors are observed.
• Perform assigned work in accordance with project quality requirements and supervisor instructions.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on project and operational needs.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to regularly stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, reach, twist, and perform repetitive physical movements throughout the workday.
• Ability to walk and work on uneven terrain, gravel, concrete, stairs, scaffolding access areas, and other industrial surfaces.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and approved access systems as required to reach assigned work areas.
• Ability to work at various elevations and around active construction operations.
• Ability to frequently use hands and arms to grip, handle, carry, position, and move tools and construction materials.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, push, pull, position, and handle construction materials, tools, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds independently and heavier materials with appropriate…