Carpenter Apprentice

Req : 7200

Travel
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None

Number of Openings
: 6

Find a greater purpose with a team that puts people first. Baker Construction is the nation’s top specialty concrete contractor. At Baker, you can count on steady work and reliable pay. When you finish one job, the next one is already lined up. You’ll be able to provide for your family with confidence. Your hard work will pay off with more opportunities to train and advance.

If you have grit and determination, you’ll have the support you need to achieve your dreams. Apply today and be more with Baker.

The Carpenter Apprentice will be enrolled in a 2‑year program and will be trained under capable and experienced journeyman workers in the tasks of constructing, erecting, stripping, and/or repairing structures of steel, wood or plywood using carpenter’s hand and power tools conforming to construction documents. This position will be exposed to the following duties and will participate in classroom and supplemental training.

Acquires the skills to become a Carpenter by learning/helping in the following areas:

• Installing Footing Forms
• Building and Installing Wall and Column Forms
• Building and Installing Structural Deck Forms
• Sets Slab‑on‑Grade Forms
• Preps and Sets Tilt‑up/Precast Forms
• Performs General Labor Duties

• 144 classroom hours per year
• 2000 hours of on‑the‑job training per year
• Vertical formwork training on site‑specific forms used
• Approved career‑related training
• 10 hour OSHA
• 4 hour IIF Workshop
• Rigging
• Anti‑Harassment
• First Aid / CPR / Bloodborne Pathogen

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Candidate Must want to learn and become a Carpenter
• Minimum of one year of related experience and/or training preferred
• Must have own transportation
• Ability to communicate with co‑workers
• Able to travel to jobs anywhere between Miami and Fort Lauderdale
• Conversational English preferred
• Familiarity with the abbreviated and common construction terms of the equipment and materials used preferred
• Ability to calculate mathematical figures such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, and proportions to practical situations
• Must participate in a weekly classroom for the apprenticeship program
• Ability to read and use a tape measure and apply associated math skills
• Ability to use an iPad to access some program curriculum
• Ability to exert heavy physical effort, handling average weight objects up to 50 pounds
• Ability to kneel, stoop, crouch, balance, climb or crawl
  
  Ability to work at heights
• Work involves exposure to outside weather conditions and dirt, dust, fumes, and/or loud noises

At Baker Construction, we welcome those who are driven to make things happen. You’ll earn great pay and benefits to protect you and your family and to plan for your future. We’re also a company deeply rooted in values. We put people first, honor our word, and have the grit to get the job done. Go further with a team that will value and reward your grit.

Baker is an EOE Disability/Veterans Employer.

Applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any or part of the application process may make their requests known by emailing hrtech or calling 1‑513‑539‑4000 and asking for HR.