Carpenter, Construction

We are seeking
** Carpenters** **(Heavy Highway – Roadway/Bridge projects)
** in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Chesapeake/Norfolk/Newport News).  Preferred experience with form work for bridges/structures.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
* Must be able to work while tied off to fall protection;
* Skilled in use of necessary hand and power tools;
* Must be able to work with level;
* Studies and understands blueprints, sketches, or bridge plans for information pertaining to type of material required;
* Selects specified type of lumber or other materials;
* Prepares layout;
* Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, and marks cutting lines on materials;
* Shapes materials to prescribed measurements;
* Nails cleats (braces) across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms;
* Braces forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts, for use in building concrete piers, footing, and walls;
* Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue;
* Sets expansion dams;
* Assemble or run overhang modules or stick built overhangs;
* Climb wingwalls, retaining walls;
* Assemble wood deck forms;
* Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete;
* Assists in pouring and finishing of concrete;
* Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
** BENEFITS
* * Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K plan.
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