Formwork Carpenter

You set system formwork to the line and the level marked by the surveyor, fit ties and props, check the plumb of the wall before the pour and take the panels down once the concrete has set. Slab work means laying the deck, setting the props to the height on the drawing and boxing out the openings for the services. You are present at the pour to watch the formwork and to tighten anything that moves. Measurements are taken from the drawing and checked with a laser and a tape. The working day is 07:00 to 15:30, and a pour can run later with the hours paid as overtime.

Vocational qualification in construction, or three years of formwork practice

Experience of a system formwork such as wall panels and table forms

Reading a frame drawing, a level mark and a reinforcement drawing

Confident with a circular saw, a nail gun, a laser and a tape

Valid occupational safety card and working at height training

A tax number and a photo identification card, arranged by the employer

Basic Finnish or English for the daily briefing and safety signs

Net salary from 2179 up to 2396 EUR per month

Permanent contract and full insurance from the first working day

Separate pay portion of 7,7 percent paid with every wage payment

Holiday bonus of 18,5 percent under the building construction agreement

Daily travel cost compensation by distance and a tool allowance

Paid working at height and hot work training, renewed when it expires

Winter work clothing, helmet, gloves, goggles and safety boots

A carpenter who takes on the setting out and the formwork plan moves to the team leader post, which the company fills from its own crews. Experienced hands also move to the precast erection team.

An open frame site with tower crane lifts, guarded edges and heated site huts with a drying room. Helmet, high visibility clothing, goggles, gloves, safety boots and a harness at the edge are mandatory and provided.