Job Description

Smith-Rowe Team Job Opportunity

Want to be part of a company who gives back to their employees? You've stopped at the right ad! We expect a lot from our employees, but we also give a lot in return.

We care about our employees by providing an exceptional benefits package. We also work to further our employees' careers by doing our best to promote within the company. If you care about job performance, work well with others, can be accountable, have a positive attitude, can follow company/safety guidelines, are dependable, punctual, respond positively to supervision, you will be a great fit for our company!

Operating since 1983, the Smith-Rowe Team has grown and developed into a formidable construction company. Our organization employs teams with capabilities in structures, grading, utilities, storm drain, retaining walls, sound walls, signage, demolition, crushing, logging, clearing and grubbing and marine construction.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Employee Paid Premiums for Medical Insurance
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Telemedicine
• Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Matching Contributions
• Sign On/Referral Bonuses

Position Overview: The position of a Bridges/Structures Lead Carpenter is a skilled position working as a lead carpenter and capable of serving as the lead person of the crew in the absence of the Bridges and Structures Foreman. This position requires several years of previous bridge work experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as lead person by reading plans, coordinating the work of skilled and semi-skilled equipment operators, bridge laborers and carpenters.
• Builds and assembles wood forms and form systems using saws, hammers, drills, and other power tools as required.
• Digs ditches and trenches.
• Installs retaining walls.
• Compacts and levels dirt to grade specifications.
• Shovels cement and other materials into portable cement mixers.
• Mixes, pours and spreads concrete.
• Uses hand tools such as hammer, shovels, chainsaws, drills, hydraulic tools, etc. for necessary tasks.
• Provides instruction to others concerning the finish concrete process.
• Operates heavy equipment.
• Provides assistance to other workers.
• Erects and disassembles scaffolding, shoring, barricades, etc.
• Loads and unloads equipment.

Education and/or Experience:

• Three to four years' minimum Bridge Carpenter experience
• High School education or equivalent preferred
• Ability to read and understand construction plans preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Attention to Detail
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions and effectively communicate with supervisors, co-workers and the public
• Able to comply with all safety policies and procedures and OSHA regulations
• Able to comply with all company policies and procedures
• Ability to travel and work overtime (including nights and weekends) when required
• Must have a strong work ethic
• Valid driver's license, preferred
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment and random drug screen.

Physical Demands:

• Able to lift and carry in excess of 50 pounds
• Able to stand, kneel, squat, bend, push, pull, climb, and stretch regularly while performing the essential functions of the job
• Able to push and pull with hands and arms and move repetitively
• Able to be alert and cognitive of multiple concurrent activities of the construction site, including awareness of other employees, subcontractors, machinery, equipment, and moving traffic when applicable
• Able to work around loud noises
• Coordination between hand, eyes, feet to guide tools, equipment and objects is required
• Ability to walk and work on uneven terrain

Environmental Working Conditions:

• All work is performed outside in heat, cold, and inclement weather.
• Exposure to all elements of nature.
• Exposure to all types of terrain.
• Exposure to loud noise.
• Exposure to fumes, odors, gasses, dusts, etc.
• Work in close proximity to heavy traffic

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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