Skilled Multicraft Personnel Wanted Industrial Civil Construction Contractor specializing in structural concrete and sitework/earthwork is looking for skilled multicraft personnel able to perform the duties of a carpenter, rodbuster, and concrete finisher for an industrial plant in East Houston. Under the direction of the superintendent/foreman, multicraft personnel will carry out assignments related to constructing, erecting, stripping, and/or repairing structures of steel, wood, or plywood; hoist and place all required reinforcing, including rebar, wire mesh, and post tension; concrete placement, finishing, curing, and cutting based on the proper selection of equipment, tools, materials, and sequencing needed to deliver an acceptable end product.
Responsibilities and duties include:
Installs rebar for foundations: places rebar in wall footings, grade beams, column footings, caps, and footing steps; installs rebar templates, embeds, and anchor bolts; offloads and packs rebar to appropriate location; installs all appropriate accessories to support rebar in its correct location. Installs reinforcing and post tension for structural deck: installs various rebar elements for the structural deck including rebar, wire mesh, and post tension systems; pre-ties reinforcing when cost effective; installs all required accessories to support and hold reinforcing in final location; stresses post tension at required time to meet appropriate design criteria through proper use of tensioning equipment; burns post tension cable ends off once approved. Installs footing forms: places wall footings, grade beams, and footing steps; installs column footings and caps; installs rebar templates, embeds, and anchor bolts; installs water stop systems with proper alignment. Builds and installs wall and column forms: installs various types of wall form systems; braces, stabilizes, and aligns wall forms; installs, anchors, and embeds miscellaneous metals in correct locations; frames ledges, openings, block-outs, and sleeves in correct locations; strips vertical formwork. Builds and installs structural deck forms: installs various elements of the structural deck systems including but not limited to beam bottoms, beam sides, pans, and life-line systems; installs and removes post shoring, reshoring systems, and scaffolding; frames ledges, construction joints, openings, block-outs, and sleeves in correct location; sets handrails; strips horizontal formwork; sets grades for horizontal decking systems; properly rigs loads and materials to be moved by hoisting equipment. Sets slab-on-grade forms: sets keyways; accurately sets, positions, and stabilizes expansion joints; sets high tolerance edge forms; provides layout for control and construction joints; dismantles floor forms. Establishes finish grade during the pour of the slabs. Performs the following concrete placement and finish: placing, finishing curing, and cutting of concrete slabs; patching and repairing of concrete work; concrete restoration; concrete joint treatments; applications of floor toppings. Ensures floor finishes meet project requirements consistent with FF/FL terminology. Proficient in the use of the following tools and has the knowledge to use the equipment at the proper time of the place-finishing sequence: straight edges to establish grade; bull floats, mops, and highway straight edges; float blades, combo blades, and finish blades; hand tools for floor finishing, edging, joint tooling; single and double trowel machines; curing equipment; pump equipment; vibratory equipment; walk-behind trowels; double riders. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all tools and equipment required. Ensures proper maintenance of equipment and tools. Compensation is based on experience.
