REEVES | Bridge Carpenter Helper - Union, SC

About the role

Reeves Construction Company, a Colas USA subsidiary operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas, is seeking a Bridge Carpenter Helper based out of Union, SC. The role involves assisting bridge carpenters with construction duties, performing necessary tasks, and ensuring projects are completed timely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical labor tasks including shoveling dirt, sand, asphalt or concrete; cutting or trimming trees and vegetation; driving stakes; breaking concrete; operating hand-driven compaction devices.
• Handle, stack, and move formwork and materials.
• Maintain a clean and orderly jobsite by cleaning and stacking unused materials.
• Perform shoveling, raking, and demolition work as required.
• Assist with concrete placements, traffic control, and prefabrication tasks.
• Work and assist others in a safe manner within company safety guidelines.
• Complete any other tasks assigned by a supervisor.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience working in bridge construction or a similar field.
• Driving license preferred.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or walk; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stand and walk; occasionally required to sit.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses.
• Hearing should be excellent or corrected by an audio device.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Group health plan options including medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA.
• Short-term disability benefits.
• 401(k)/401(k) Roth with company match.