About this opportunity
Granite Industrial lists this Carpenter (Laredo, TX) opportunity in laredo, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Carpenter
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General Summary
Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes.
Essential Job Accountabilities
Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gage.
Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
Covers subfloor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
Other duties as assigned.
Education
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
Work Experience
Appropriate training and experience required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Workers should be able to: Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems
Plan work and select proper tools
Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams
Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.
Physically, workers must be able to:
Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders
Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials
Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).
About Granite Construction Incorporated
Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Worksite address
laredo, TX, 78045, US
Who can apply
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