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Carpenter Helper

Job in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, 35202, USA
Listing for: Yates Construction
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-20
Job specializations:
  • Trades / Skilled Labor
    Construction Labor / Trades, General Labor, Carpentry, Building Maintenance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Carpenter Helper - Various Locations
Job Summary:

A Carpenter Helper will assist Carpenters to complete journeyman tasks. They may lay out, assemble, and assist in complex tasks. Helpers learn mathematical functions and know their applications per their designated craft. They are also able to properly identify and receive instruction on the proper and safe use of, hand tools, power tools, equipment, and their procedures.

* Level IV:
Competent to complete Journeyman level Carpenter tasks with minimal supervision.

Overview of Primary Duties:

* Construct, fabricate, install, and dismantle form work from fixtures of metal, wood, and other accessories.

* May build or reinforce forms or bracing prior to pours.

* Framework for expansion joints and edges with edging tools, jointers, and straight edge.

* Verifies accuracy of structure with transit, plumb bob, square and level.

* Uses carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screw drivers, adjustable, wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors and pry bars.

* Levels, smooth and shape surfaces of freshly poured concrete, using straight edge and float or power screed.

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

* Assist with preparing layout of form or fixture to be fabricated using lines or grades.

* Assist with erecting, handrails, walkways, and gangways in conjunction with formwork.

* May mix cement or epoxy grouts using concrete mixing machine or hoe.

* May signal the concrete deliverer to position truck to facilitate pouring.

* Load, transport and unload tools, equipment, and supplies.

* Observe flat drawings or diagrams and understand how they would look like solid objects.

* Work within precise standards of accuracy.

* Operation of electric and pneumatic tools.

* Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities with tools and equipment.

* Assist with tie rebar.

* Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles

* Follow Yates Code of Conduct

* Safety Responsibilities and Expectations

* Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices

* Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management.

* Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.

* Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.

* Participate in workplace inspections.

* Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.

* Participate in required and assigned training.

* Provide suggestions to improve Safety.

* Present a mature approach to working safely.

* Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.

* Other related duties as needed and assigned by Field Supervision.

* This is not an all-inclusive list of tasks an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Qualifications:

Level IV:

* Thirty-six (36) + months of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

* Other verified experiences or certifications with carpenter experience

Level III:

* Twenty-four (24) to thirty-five (35) months of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

Level II:

* Twelve (12) to twenty-three (23) months of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

Level I:

* Zero (0) to eleven (11) months of heavy industrial-related carpenter experience

* One (1) year of industrial experience

Requirements:

* Must have the ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation

* Personal hand tools required for craft as established on the Yates Industrial Minimum Tool List

* Successful completion of required Safety training to include, but not limited to, Confined Space, LOTO, and Working at Heights

Physical Demands/

Essential Job Functions:

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list of functions that an employee may be asked to do. Employees are expected to complete any tasks they are assigned.

Physical requirements for this role may include but are not limited to:

* All weather conditions at varying temperatures

* Work at varying elevations

* Will work in windy and dusty environments

* Moderate to high noise levels

* The project site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment, and tools

* Ability to hear bells, whistles, and alarms

* Required to wear safety-approved body harnesses when working at 4' or above

* Required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, and lifting

* Ability to talk and hear to communicate

* Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls, and tools

* Must be able to lift, carry, and move heavy objects up to 25 lbs.

* Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision

About Yates Construction

Ranked among the top commercial and industrial construction companies in the country by Engineering News-Record, Yates Construction is family-owned. It provides a wide range of construction and…
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