Carpenter Apprentice

Role Description

Hyder Carpenter Apprentices are assigned to a broad range of work tasks including assisting the Carpenter with daily jobsite duties.  Responsibilities include laborer supervision, adherence to all safety rules, and mentoring laborers.

Key Responsibilities

• Periodically lead safety meetings
• Measures distances from grade stakes, drive stakes, and stretches tight line.
• Bolts, nails, aligns, and blocks up under forms.
• Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel.
• Smoothes and finishes freshly poured concrete, using float, trowel, or screed.
• Erects scaffolding, shoring and braces.
• Mops, brushes, or spreads paints or bituminous compounds over surfaces for protection.
• Sprays materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hose to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.
• Applies caulking compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal crevices.
• Performs variety of tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools, such as demolishing buildings, sawing lumber, dismantling forms, jack hammering concrete, and cutting and attaching insulating material.
• Good understanding of safe work practices and ability to address and correct as needed.
• Create takeoff for tasks and procure materials.
• Plan and generate lists for tools and materials for future tasks.
• Help Superintendents with the planning and set up of projects.
• Operate equipment on site as needed (i.e. Scissors lifts/snorkel lifts/skid loader/forklift).