Construction Craftsman

Summary

Works on construction projects, assisting with construction, erection, installation, and repair of structures and fixtures of cooling towers, by transferring from one task to another where demands require worker with varied experience and ability to work without close supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Knows policies set in the Employee Information Handbook and understands the consequences of not following company policy.
• Demonstrates safety knowledge on all tools used within their area.
• Assists with marking, cutting, and assembly lines on materials.
• Assists with the erection of framework.
• Fits and installs material as needed.
• Assists with the erection of scaffolding and assembly of ladders.
• Maintains a clean worksite by ensuring it is free of debris and trash.
• Rolls out tools at the beginning of the work day and puts away tools at the end of the work day.
• Bolts and nails structure as directed.
• Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.
• Keeps work area neat and clean.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned by Foreman and/or Superintendent.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Traveling out of town will be expected.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly team lift and /or move up to 100 pounds, frequently team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits together girts, columns, structures or structure framework.
• Working as a member of a crew: Sets up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-wood members. Fastens wood members to cable of hoist, using cable, or rope. Signals worker operating hoist equipment to lift and place wood member. Guides member using tab line (rope) in order to guide it into position. Pulls, pushes, or prices wood members into approximate position while member is supported by hoisting device. Pries members into final position, using crowbars, jacks, and hand tools. Aligns bolt holes in member with corresponding holes in previously placed member with driving drift pins. Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment of members to keep them in position until they can be permanently bolted or nailed in place.

Safety Knowledge

• Employee must demonstrate safety knowledge concerning chemical and/or process hazards associated with work in plants. Including: Lock Out/Tag Out, Confined Space, Plant Emergency Action Plan, Safe Work Permits, Hole Watch/Standby, Fire Watch, and Fall Protection.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.