Summary
At Layton we invest heavily in employee development by offering mentoring for new employees and by allowing the opportunity for career progression. Employees also have many opportunities to join others in serving the community, participating in work sponsored sports teams, mentoring other new hires, and participating in entertaining company sponsored activities. This position follows directions of carpenters to perform specific duties in construction of concrete walls and footings.

 

Duties

• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures that “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Assists carpenters to form and pour footings and walls, shored decks, and edge forms for slabs.
• Assists carpenters to install architectural finishes according to specifications and plans if necessary, on job. 
• Maintains a clean and safe job site.
• Assists carpenters to reads blueprints to determine measurements, sizes, locations, types of walls, footings, floors, etc.
• Utilizes carpentry math to calculate measurements required to construct facilities.
• Assists carpenters to apply knowledge of concrete and its properties. 
• Assists carpenters to determine elevations and layout through-the-use-of builder levels, transits, lasers, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications                            

• Performs essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing threat of harm to self or others. 
• Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Owns the tools required of the Carpenter Helper position. 
• Understands and conveys basic English commands, questions, and instructions regarding commercial construction. 
• Commits to and meets all scheduled attendance and production deadlines.
• At least 18 years of age.

Working Conditions 

• Exerts more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move object.
• Ascends or descends ladders, scaffolding, and steep slopes with agility. (Climb)
• Maintains body equilibrium to prevent falling from precarious situations. (Balance)
• Lowers the body to floor level and move about with agility. (Stoop or crawl)
• Extends out and retrieves objects outside immediate range. (Reach)
• Supports oneself and stays in an upright position. (Stand)
• Presses against something with substantial steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward. (Push)
• Exerts a considerable force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. (Pull)
• Raises substantial objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. (Lift)
• Maneuvers small objects precisely by whatever means. (Pinch or pick)
• Seizes an object by applying considerable force. (Grip)
• Detects attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, texture, tension, or force by tactile means. (Feel)
• Expresses or exchanges ideas by means of the spoken work. (Speak)
• Perceives the nature of sounds with no less than a 40db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,00 Hz with or without correction. (Hear)
• Is subject to substantial repetitive motions of the body or its parts.
• Must have good depth perception, field of vision, near acuity.
• Frequently: Exposed to weather (Occasionally: Extreme cold, extreme heat, wet and/or humid, exposure to dust and fumes, and working in high exposed places)

 

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-term Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Family Support, Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation, Paid time off: 2 Weeks for Non-Exempt and Three Weeks for Exempt, Time Away Benefits, 8 Paid Holidays, Group Legal, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Identity Theft Protection, Group Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.

 

EEO Statement: Layton Construction is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. 

            

Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor, delivering predictable outcomes in commercial construction since 1953. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Layton operates from 16 strategic offices across the United States, employing more than 1,500 construction professionals who serve diverse markets including healthcare, education, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-unit residential.
Founded on the core values of honesty, unity, safety, and quality, Layton has built a reputation for excellence in complex project delivery while maintaining strong partnerships with clients, architects, and trade partners nationwide.

The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.