About this role
Job Summary:
Crofton offers industry leading solutions above and below the waterline, combining comprehensive expertise in all facets of commercial diving, marine construction, and crane rental & rigging. We execute our projects with safety and integrity. Crofton is a growing company with a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment. Our team members work vigorously to meet our customers’ needs. No two days are the same! Crofton is seeking a Concrete Carpenter and Concrete Finishers to join our team.
The Ideal Concrete Carpenter / Concrete Finisher will have experience in Heavy marine construction setting up and dismantling concrete forms while maintaining a clean and safe work environment onsite. This position works within a larger team, assisting other members as needed in the completion of construction projects. The concrete carpenter finisher may be required to perform basic construction tasks (i.e. – hammering, cutting, measuring, loading, unloading, etc.).
Duties/ Responsibilities:
• Form and pour concrete for various heavy civil and marine structures, including foundations, walls, and pile caps, slabs.
• Set up and dismantle concrete forms, ensuring proper alignment and dimensions.
• Positions forms that hold concrete to the correct depth and ensure they are properly aligned.
• Install and tie reinforcing steel bars (rebar) to provide structural integrity.
• Utilize hand and power tools to cut, shape, and finish concrete to specified requirements.
• Safely operate heavy equipment such as concrete mixers and power buggies.
• Maintain and repair concrete forms and other carpentry tools as needed.
• Spreads and levels concrete using rakes, shovels, hand or power trowels, hand or power screeds, and floats.
• Installs anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures as called for in job specifications into poured concrete before it hardens.
• Keeps all equipment secure to minimize loss due to theft.
• Returns equipment to its proper location after use.
• Acknowledges the importance of safety and PPE on the job site.
• Reports any unsafe conditions or concerns immediately.
Required Skills/Abilities:
• Proven experience as a Concrete Carpenter or similar role in the heavy civil or marine construction industry.
• Proficient in using carpentry and concrete finishing tools.
• Strong understanding of safety protocols and procedures in a construction environment.
• Ability to work over water and on work floats.
• Operates equipment in a safe and respectful manner. Maintains an awareness of the site conditions and adjusts the operation of equipment as needed to operate safely.
• Physical stamina to perform tasks requiring heavy lifting and prolonged periods of standing.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and blueprints.
• Must be able to shoot grades.
• Ability to finish surfaces to produce the final product as called for in job specifications using brooms, hand tools, power trowels, and riding trowel is a plus.
Education and Experience:
• HS Diploma or GED
• 2-3 years prior experience
• Experience with concrete
• Experience with heavy machinery
• Experience with power tools
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to lift to 40 pounds at times.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like.
• Exposure to construction and marine site dangers.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• Ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• Noisy environments.
• Ability to respond quickly to sounds.
• Able to traverse all areas of the job-site in all types of weather; this may require walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
$25-$32 Hourly