Summer Internship Program

POSITION SUMMARY

To provide internship candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of a position as it relates to job performance in the concrete construction services sub-contracting sector of the industry. The program is designed to extend over a continuous training period of, ideally, no less than 9 weeks. The program is designed to include two major components: field and office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Field Component

* Train in the types of work performed by WBC

* Train with technical knowledge and skills in footings, slabs, columns, walls, elevated shored slabs, formwork, setting anchor bolts, concrete placing and finishing, layout, etc.

* Experience and participate with an active role in Teamwork

* Train with Inspections (rebar, post tensioning, formwork, etc.)

* Report any job site and/or WBC employee related safety violations to appropriate supervisory personnel.

* Work as a safe and productive member of a construction crew/team

Field Responsibilities

Phase I:
Building Laborer Category - responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers to build concrete forms

* Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers with assembling prefabricated (i.e., patented) forms

* Assist carpenter helpers with assembling scaffolding attached to concrete wall forms

* Hold lumber in place for carpenters to nail in form building and/or assembly processes

* Clean wooden, metal, or other concrete forms.

* Help stack and load shoring and braces from dismantled forms.

* Oil metal forms

* Convey materials and tools about the job site

* Dig shallow holes or trenches to support posts, braces, and other structural members of concrete forms using hand tools

* Perform hand excavation of some footings, pads, and turndowns in special situations where equipment cannot reach or be used. (i.e., remove water and mud/silt from footings)

* Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers to build concrete forms

* Prepared for work daily with all PPE: steel toe boots, safety vest, safety glasses, safety gloves - as well as all job specific tools from the job's appropriate tool list.

Phase II:
Carpenter Helper Category - responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Provides building materials to form carpenters (unless done by laborer)

* Uses hand, small power and power-actuated tools, as well as light power equipment, to measure and cut new/used lumber according to instructions from the form carpenter during the form building process

* Erects appropriate scaffolding using hand tools

* Assists carpenters with constructing and bracing concrete forms

* Place panels and form units in position preparatory to assembling

* Nails expansion joint material to walls or forms

* Edge or wall forms to achieve alignment

* Places and ties re-bar.

* Sets anchor bolts using string lines as per carpenter or foreman's directions/settings

* Rubs and repairs concrete surfaces as directed by carpenter or foreman

* Removes shoring and braces from forms, dismantles, and stacks them for storing/transport

* Operates vibrator during foundation, column and wall pours

* Places and finishes concrete in some of these same concrete pours

* Mixes grout according to directions and grouts base plates

* Helps to disassemble forms after the concrete has set-up

* Assists form carpenters with their duties as directed

* Always helps to keep work area clean

* Prepared for work daily with all PPE: steel toe boots, safety vest, safety glasses, safety gloves - as well as all job specific tools from the job's appropriate tool list.

V. Office Component

This component will last approximately 1 to 5 days, and may cover, but is not limited to:
Safety, Engineering, Accounting, Management, and a basic introduction to WBC Commonly Used Software:
Viewpoint, Primavera Contractor, Microsoft Outlook, VPN, WBC Network Structure, and AutoCAD.

General Required Skill Set:

* Communicating with stakeholders (e.g., clients, suppliers, vendors, WBC personnel, etc.)

* Problem solving and decision-making

* Managing Subcontractor and Vendor Relationships

VI.

Job Requirements (Field and Office Components):

* Follows all company and job site SAFETY rules.

* Successfully completes all company and job site safety, personal protective equipment, rigging, MSDS, OSHA regulations, and WBC Safety Manual orientations.

* Complies with all company, state, and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines.

* Reports any job site and/or WBC employee related safety violations to appropriate supervisory personnel.

* Works as a safe and productive member of a construction crew/team.

* Follows directions from Equipment Operator / Carpenter Helper / Carpenter / Lead Carpenter / Foreman / Superintendent.

* Participates in any skill training offered, as directed.

* Willing to submit to background check - required

* Perform all assigned roles, responsibilities, and related work processes/tasks in the safest possible manner. Ensure that a safe, accident/incident-free work environment is maintained for all…