Carpenter

Company Description:

hth companies is an industrial services provider offering mechanical insulation scaffolding industrial cleaning and various other services to meet our customers needs across the Midwest. At hth we continue to promote the merit shop philosophy we were founded upon in 1984; rewarding employees based upon their merits of skills productivity and quality workmanship. Our vision is to be an organization that creates an environment where employees are encouraged to develop their full potential to provide quality work. We strive each day to better serve our customers and employees.

Position Overview:

Responsible for designing building installing and repairing structures fixtures furniture and other items using different types of materials including wood plastic fiberglass and steel. When not doing carpentry must be willing to support other projects to include general laborer support. Must have all hand tools such as hammer pliers screw drivers tape measure level square etc.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Support the overall project as needed
• Prepare the layout of the project.
• Both finish and rough carpentry duties
• Estimate height width length and other proportions.
• Select materials.
• Work with blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
• Work with materials such as wood plastic fiberglass or drywall.
• Utilize chisels planes saws drills and sanders to repair and erect structures.
• Join materials with nails screws staples or adhesives.
• Work on top of stilts ladders and the top beams of buildings.
• Check work along the way to ensure its up to code and specifications.
• Use levels rules plumb bobs framing squares and surveying equipment to ensure everything is level and secure.
• Work with prefabricated buildings.
• Install cabinets and molding.
• Create structures for pouring concrete.
• Erect scaffolding.
• Build tunnel bracing.
• Build concrete forms for tunnel or sewer construction project.
• Replace panes of glass ceiling tiles and doors.
• Install partitions doors and windows.
• Move and install machinery.
• And other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Basic math skills
• Knowledge of basic tools and their applications

Personal Characteristics

• Ability to follow all safe work procedures
• Ability to work in various weather conditions
• Ability to work in confined spaces
• Ability to work at above ground elevations while wearing a harness and other protective equipment
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Excellent communication skills
• Adaptable in methods used to complete task
• Willing to go the extra mile for the team
• Motivated to learn new skills and trades
• Follows directions of manager / lead / superintendent and clarifies responsibilities if needed
• Respects self co-workers managers company other contractors and clients.
• Shows up on time ready to complete work

Physical Abilities

• Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in consistent state of alertness and in a safe manner
• Must be able to lift and move up to 50lbs regularly
• Must be able to climb ladders repetitively
• Ability to perform physically demanding work for 8 hours a day including prolonged standing and walking bending and twisting.
• Ability to complete tasks such as loading un-loading cleaning shoveling and painting.
• Ability to safely perform duties related to confined space work.

Benefits:

• Supplemented Health Insurance
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Vision
• Voluntary Dental
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Group Injury Insurance
• 401K (Company Match of 3%)
• Tuition Reimbursement