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concrete forms carpenter

  • Calgary, AB, Canada

Full-time

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Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Noisy
  • Dusty
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Roads and bridges

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
  • Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
  • Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Hand tools

Construction specialization

  • Poured concrete

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Safety vest

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other Benefits

  • Free parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job

Responsibilities

Prepare construction layouts in accordance with building codes, and measure, cut, shape, assemble, and join wood, steel, and other materials. Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring, and erect walls and roof systems, with a specialization in poured concrete.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. Candidates need WHMIS and CSTS certificates, PPE training, hand tool experience, a valid driver's licence, their own transportation and tools, and willingness to travel.

Skills

  • Concrete Formwork
  • Layout Preparation
  • Building Code Compliance
  • Measuring
  • Cutting and Shaping Materials
  • Material Assembly and Joining
  • Foundation Construction
  • Floor Beam Installation
  • Subflooring
  • Wall and Roof System Erection
  • Hand Tool Operation
  • Poured Concrete
  • Workplace Safety
  • WHMIS
  • CSTS

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Paramedical Services Coverage
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Free Parking

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Construction
  • Security & Safety

Keywords

  • Concrete Formwork
  • Poured Concrete
  • Construction
  • Commercial Construction
  • Industrial Construction
  • Roads and Bridges
  • Building Codes
  • Layout Preparation
  • Measuring Tools
  • Wood
  • Wood Substitutes
  • Lightweight Steel
  • Foundations
  • Floor Beams
  • Subflooring
  • Walls
  • Roof Systems
  • Hand Tools
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • WHMIS
  • CSTS
  • Construction Safety
  • Valid Driver's Licence
  • Travel

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