Formwork Carpenter

Road and Rail Excavations Pty Ltd is looking for a full time Formwork Carpenter.

- Full time - minimum of 38 hours per week.
- Salary - $70,000 per annum.
- Experience Required - AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training or at least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications.

Job Objective:
The Formwork Carpenter is responsible for the construction, erection, installation and repair of structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, wallboard and other materials.


Job Tasks and Duties:
• Site safety, plant, and power tool safety;
• Study specifications in blueprint, sketches site conditions to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required;
• Concrete formwork, build moulds to retain wet concrete;
• Manual lifting & handling;
• Measure, cut, nail and shape materials such as wood, drywall or fiberglass
• Erect framework;
• Lay building foundations;
• Box up and strip decks, stairs, and columns;
• Assemble and fasten materials to make framework or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue;
• Install structures and move into position;
• Erect scaffolding for assembling of structures;
• Construct bulkheads and assemble partitions;
• Erect & dismantle formwork to suspended slabs, columns, beams & walls
• Construction of the forms including placement of required supports / propping, connection of shutters via z-bars, levelling of wall and induction of pour height;
• Work with and/or remove hazardous material;
• Striking and stacking of shutters;
• Explain and enforce Occupational Health and Safety requirements and other industrial safety matters;
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment;
• Instruct onsite personnel of lesser experience;