Job Title: Experienced Carpenter / Form Setter

Location: Nisku, Alberta

Wage: $34 - $40 per hour, base on experience and tickets

Winter Hours: 5 days a week, 12 hrs a day, with Saturday's available when the project schedule requires it. 2hrs of drivetime paid per day, 10hrs on-site. Overtime is paid after 8 hours a day and 44 hours a week.

JPS Construction Group is a civil, concrete and industrial contractor based in Nisku, Alberta. We are hiring formwork carpenters who can build clean, square, properly braced wooden formwork for commercial and industrial concrete. This is year round work, not a seasonal position.

What you will do

- Build, set, brace and strip wooden formwork for footings, grade beams, walls, slabs and equipment foundations
- Read and work from drawings, layout and specifications
- Build templates as needed for anchor bolts and embeds to tolerance ahead of pours
- Support concrete placement and finishing when required
- Maintain a safe, organized work area and follow all site safety requirement

What we are looking for

- Proven experience building wooden formwork on commercial or industrial concrete projects
- Ability to read drawings and work to tolerance




- Journeyman Carpenter ticket is an asset, not required
- CSTS 2020, Standard First Aid, Fall Protection and other safety tickets are assets
- Reliable transportation to our Nisku shop or directly to site
- Able to work outdoors through Alberta winters and lift 50 lb regularly
- Valid driver’s licence

Why JPS

- Steady, year round work on commercial and industrial sites
- Pay that reflects your experience and tickets
- A crew that is well run and well equipped, with a focus on doing the work properly
- Family owned medium sized business with lots of room to move up.
- Room to move into lead hand and foreman roles as the company grows

How to apply

Apply through Indeed with your resume and a list of your tickets (if applicable). Our Construction Manager, Jason, will call you for a phone interview if your experience aligns with our expectations.

Job Types: Full time, Permanent

Pay: $34.00-$40.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Experience:

- Carpentry: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Carpenter / Form Setter (Edmonton)
🏢 JPS Contruction Group
📍 Edmonton