Form Work CarpentersCategory: Business
Article posted by: Jon Richards
Form Work carpenters have a very specialist role, making moulds destined to be used in the building of large concrete structures, such as bridges, multi-storey car parks, bridges, and motorway supports. They also work with stairways and suspended floors.
Form Work carpenters create shuttering, which are temporary structures made of using wood, metal or plastic, used to shape and support wet concrete while it sets. Form Work carpenters cut, shape, drill and fit together the shuttering to create formwork.
There is always demand for Form Work carpenters, either for new builds or maintenance of existing structures, with regular work on sites across the UK.
Their usual working activities include:
Familiarising themselves with designs and plans.
Selecting suitable materials and tools.
Measuring, cutting and shaping materials.
Construction and building sites do not work cosy Monday to Friday hours. Expect early starts and late finishes, seven days a week, all year round. Overtime will be required to ensure construction projects are finished on time.
Form Work carpenters work mostly indoors and often outdoors. It is hard, physical work with Form Work carpenters doing a lot of standing, bending, kneeling or crouching. Outdoors work will be in all weathers, all year round.
Form Work carpenters can find themselves up ladders on scaffold structures or working in confined spaces, so safety is vital. All Form Work carpenters must take care for the well being of all on site. Protective clothing - hard hats, ear protectors, visors, masks, goggles, steel toecap boots, and high-visibility jackets " must be worn at all times.
The work often involves travel, can be seasonal and entail long periods away from home.
Employers hiring Form Work carpenters include engineering and construction firms, and local authorities.
Typical earnings are around £12000.
School work experience placements and apprenticeships are a usual route into carpentry work. Most colleges and other training organisations run suitable courses, offering GSCE, BTEC and City & Guilds qualifications and awards.
Vacancies are advertised in construction publications, local and regional newspapers, relevant websites, and also by Job Centre Plus and recruitment agencies.
Posted By: Jon Richards
Web: http://www.bristoljobs.co.uk
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