POSITION SUMMARY To provide internship candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of a position as it relates to job performance in the concrete construction services sub-contracting sector of the industry.
The program is designed to extend over a continuous training period of, ideally, no less than 9 weeks.
The program is designed to include two major components: field and office.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES Field Component * Train in the types of work performed by WBC * Train with technical knowledge and skills in footings, slabs, columns, walls, elevated shored slabs, formwork, setting anchor bolts, concrete placing and finishing, layout, etc.
* Experience and participate with an active role in Teamwork * Train with Inspections (rebar, post tensioning, formwork, etc.) * Report any job site and/or WBC employee related safety violations to appropriate supervisory personnel.
* Work as a safe and productive member of a construction crew/team Field Responsibilities Phase I: Building Laborer Category - responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers to build concrete forms * Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers with assembling prefabricated (i.e., patented) forms * Assist carpenter helpers with assembling scaffolding attached to concrete wall forms * Hold lumber in place for carpenters to nail in form building and/or assembly processes * Clean wooden, metal, or other concrete forms.
* Help stack and load shoring and braces from dismantled forms.
* Oil metal forms * Convey materials and tools about the job site * Dig shallow holes or trenches to support posts, braces, and other structural members of concrete forms using hand tools * Perform hand excavation of some footings, pads, and turndowns in special situations where equipment cannot reach or be used.
(i.e., remove water and mud/silt from footings) * Assist carpenters and carpenter helpers to build concrete forms * Prepared for work daily with all PPE: steel toe boots, safety vest, safety glasses, safety gloves - as well as all job specific tools from the job's appropriate tool list.
Phase II: Carpenter Helper Category - responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Provides building materials to form carpenters (unless done by laborer) * Uses hand, small power and power-actuated tools, as well as light power equipment, to measure and cut new/used lumber according to instructions from the form carpenter during the form building process * Erects appropriate scaffolding using hand tools * Assists carpenters with constructing and bracing concrete forms * Place panels and form units in position preparatory to assembling * Nails expansion joint material to walls or forms * Edge or wall forms to achieve alignment * Places and ties re-bar.
* Sets anchor bolts using string lines as per carpenter or foreman's directions/settings * Rubs and repairs concrete surfaces as directed by carpenter or foreman * Removes shoring and braces from forms, dismantles, and stacks them for storing/transport * Operates vibrator during foundation, column and wall pours * Places and finishes concrete in some of these same concrete pours * Mixes grout according to directions and grouts baseplates * Helps to disassemble forms after the concrete has set-up * Assists form carpenters with their duties as directed * Always helps to keep work area clean * Prepared for work daily with all PPE: steel toe boots, safety vest, safety glasses, safety gloves - as well as all job specific tools from the job's appropriate tool list.
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Office Component This component will last approximately 1 to 5 days, and may cover, but is not limited to: Safety, Engineering, Accounting, Management, and a basic introduction to WBC Commonly Used Software: Viewpoint, Primavera Contractor, Microsoft Outlook, VPN, WBC Network Structure, and AutoCAD.
General Required Skill Set: * Communicating with stakeholders (e.g., clients, suppliers, vendors, WBC personnel, etc.) * Problem solving and decision-making * Managing Subcontractor and Vendor Relationships VI.
Job Requirements (Field and Office Components): * Follows all company and job site SAFETY rules.
* Successfully completes all company and job site safety, personal protective equipment, rigging, MSDS, OSHA regulations, and WBC Safety Manual orientations.
* Complies with all company, state, and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines.
* Reports any job site and/or WBC employee related safety violations to appropriate supervisory personnel.
* Works as a safe and productive member of a construction crew/team.
* Follows directions from Equipment Operator / Carpenter Helper / Carpenter / Lead Carpenter / Foreman / Superintendent.
* Participates in any skill training offered, as directed.
* Willing to submit to background check - required * Perform all assigned roles, responsibilities, and related work processes/tasks in the safest possible manner.
Ensure that a safe, accident/incident-free work environment is maintained for all co-workers, customers, clients, suppliers, etc.
at all times.
Education and/or Experience * College or University Rising Junior or above - Preferred * Field construction experience - preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required * Good attitude and character * Willing to learn * Willing to share knowledge * Willing to stop unsafe work or at-risk behaviors Working Conditions * Outdoors - frequently * Indoors - rarely * Loud noise - frequently * Temperatures - seasonal * Personal Protective Equipment - at all times * Multi-activity worksites - frequently * Willing to work long hours as required.
ID21 Certificates, Licenses, Registrations * Valid Driver's License - preferred * OSHA 10-Hour Certification - Required; training provided by WBC Physical Demands * Lifting and carrying up to 90 pounds * Frequent lifting, bending, kneeling and reaching * Walking frequently * Reaching above shoulder * Standing for long periods of time * Climbing ladders, working at heights, wearing/using fall protection harness * Handling and assembling formwork * Handling and installing concrete reinforcement materials * Handling, placing, and finishing of concrete Wayne Brothers, Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
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