About the Position

The Carpenter role is essential and assists the project team in ensuring timely and successful completion of construction projects in a safe manner.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Live the company values: 
  • Demonstrate competence to safety and build projects of high quality. 
  • Honesty and integrity to build trustworthy relationships. 
  • Work hard and do everything in your ability to support your team. 
  • Create effective partnerships with clients, employees, and construction partners.
• Assist in mentoring apprentices and others around you.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to use lasers for elevation placement.
• Construct formwork for placement of concrete.
• Assemble columns or wall framework (all types: gang forms, stick build, Simon forms, etc.).
• Set anchor bolt templates, tightening and loosening bolts.
• Erect temporary handrails and associated safety related items.
• Sawing, drilling, fastening material together.
• Install frames, doors and hardware on commercial construction jobs.
• Install roof blocking and inwall blocking,
• Notify jobsite Superintendent of potential issues immediately.
• Other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience working on large commercial construction jobsites required.
• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.
• Current Carpenter’s Union membership highly preferred, or ability to gain membership card.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

General understanding of construction materials; General knowledge of safety in a construction environment; Ability to work with hand tools; Ability to operate a forklift, scissors lift and articulating boom lift; Ability to lift 10-50 pounds frequently; Ability to lift over 50 pounds occasionally; Ability to multi-task; Ability to work safely and efficiently; Ability to work individually and with others and communicate; and the following Poettker Construction competencies: Safety First, Quality Work, Honesty and Integrity, Trustworthy Relationships, Family Oriented, Effective Partnerships, and Fiscal Responsibility.

Additional Information

Poettker Construction’s selection process may include a series of interviews and/or a leadership assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.