Job Description

Overview

BLUvera is seeking a Carpenter responsible for the construction and repair of wood and wallboard fixtures in compliance with local building codes and general construction principles.

Responsibilities

  • Set up trailers.
  • Study blueprints, sketches, or building plans to determine material requirements and measure dimensions.
  • Build decks, stairs, roofs, and other temporary structures; install shelves, setup tool trailers/conex’s, silt fences/straw bales, and setup site per erosion control plan.
  • Hand-set forms and assemble gang forms.
  • Assist journeyman and foreman with shooting grades and elevations.
  • Unload, handle, stockpile, and erect prefabricated materials.
  • Perform concrete and rough carpentry including hand set walls, footings, gang wall forms, structural concrete decks, drywall, finish carpentry, doors, frames, hardware, millwork, and cabinetry.
  • Build relationships with individuals of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels; perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of two (2) years carpentry experience.
  • Trade or technical school certification/diploma preferred.
  • Ability to work with precision, visualize solid objects from drawings, and speak and understand English.
  • Strong teamwork orientation, positive attitude, professional customer service skills, detail orientation, and effective communication including active listening and openness to diverse input and feedback.
  • Repetitive hand, arm, leg movements.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
  • Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Forney, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 429 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Forney, TX

Forney, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Mortenson currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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