Carpenter

About the role

Hensel Phelps is a leading general contractor founded in 1937. We specialize in construction and facility services across various sectors including aviation, government, commercial, transportation, healthcare, and more. Ranked #1 in aviation and #6 overall in 2024 by BD+C, we are one of the largest employee-owned companies in the nation. Our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder, Diversity, and Community guide us to deliver excellence in all we do.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the assembly and removal of concrete forms for concrete installation.
• Assist in building and installing window frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and overall building frames.
• Ensure that layout of flooring, roofing, and drywall are leveled and compatible.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to fully grasp project requirements.
• Measure and calculate the size and amount of material needed, including cutting, shaping, and smoothing wood or other required materials according to requested measurements.
• Assist with handling, transporting, and setting door frames.
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
• Job shadow in area assignments to ensure project knowledge and skill progression.
• Assist with area housekeeping.
• Promote a safe work environment and communicate jobsite hazards.
• Help secure the jobsite at the end of business each day and verify that all site materials are properly stored.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Follow safe work practices in accordance with the Hensel Phelps safety and health program.
• Take initiative and ask questions.
• Possess a keen attention to detail and be able to follow instructions.
• Provide your own safety footwear.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with co-workers and stakeholders.
• Strong mathematical reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Reliable and punctual.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in construction layout, blueprint reading, and shop drawing reading.
• OSHA 10 Certification.
• CPR & First Aid Certification.

Essential Duties

• Aid in the assembly and removal of concrete forms used for concrete installation.
• Assist in building and installing window frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and overall building frames.
• Ensure that layout of flooring, roofing, and drywall are leveled and compatible.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to fully grasp project requirements.
• Measure and calculate the size and amount of material needed, including cutting, shaping, and smoothing wood or other required materials according to requested measurements.
• Assist with handling, transporting, and setting door frames.
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
• Job shadow in area assignments to ensure project knowledge and skill progression.
• Assist with area housekeeping.
• Promote a safe work environment and communicate jobsite hazards.
• Help secure the jobsite at the end of business each day and verify that all site materials are properly stored.

Physical Work Classification & Demands

• Heavy Work.
• Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Frequent walking, kneeling, sitting, crouching, reaching, stooping, reading/seeing, speaking, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, and fingering/type.
• Periodic climbing, working from heights, balancing, stooping, reaching, grasping, hearing commands from supervisors and back-up safety alarms on equipment.
• Exposure to high and low temperatures, noisy environment, outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind, repetitive use of power, rotational, and vibration tools including prolonged use of jackhammers and pavement breakers, prolonged use of wheelbarrows and brooms, and occasional exposure to dusts and chemicals like cement dust, solvents, and curing compounds.
• Must be able to safely wear a respirator and pass applicable medical and fit testing examinations.
• Must be able to hear commands from supervisors and back-up safety alarms on equipment.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death & dismemberment coverage.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid time off starting upon hire.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) based on position location (subject to periodic review and adjustment).

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.