Form Carpenter

Summary

Builds rough wooden structures such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters by performing the following duties.

• Examines specifications to determine dimensions of structure.
• Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, and marks cutting lines on materials.
• Saws boards and plywood panels to required sizes.
• 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, footings, and walls.
• Cuts and assembles timbers to build trestles and cofferdams.
• Builds falsework to temporarily strengthen, protect, or disguise buildings undergoing construction.
• Erects scaffolding for buildings and ship structures and installs ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
• Installs door and window bucks (rough frames in which finished frames are inserted) in designated positions in building framework, and braces them with boards nailed to framework.
• Installs subflooring in buildings.
• Nails plaster grounds (wood or metal strips) to studding to provide guide for Plasterer.
• Fits and nails sheathing (first covering of boards) on outer walls and roofs of buildings.
• Builds sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.

Dunn Building Company, since 1878, has been a construction leader throughout the Southeast. Dunn offers employees a great place to work with excellent opportunities for advancement and unmatched benefits including Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and dental insurance, Aetna life and disability insurance, Eye Med vision insurance, optional insurance policies through Colonial, holiday pay, paid time off, bonus potential, and 401k.

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.