Carpenter Helper

Your Job

The jobsite located in Vidor, TX has an opening for a Carpenter Helper.

Our Team

Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) is an engineering/construction company headquartered in Katy, TX with an expertise in the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and petrochemical industries.

OPD is part of the larger Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) organization which provides a variety of capabilities across many industries.

Originally incorporated in 1980, OPD has developed a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and ability to successfully execute projects.

OPD has a key advantage in being able to supply construction services as well as engineering/procurement.

This enables clients to have a ''one stop shop'' for the overall project, providing increased efficiency and avoiding potential interface problems.

OPD's industry experience, flexibility, and personal attention have made us a preferred partner to our customers and our tight knit, highly productive, team atmosphere makes OPD a great place to work.

What You Will Do

Some core responsibilities for a Carpenter Helper include:



* Assist carpenters with preparing the layout of the project.


* Learn to estimate height, width, length, and other proportions.


* Help select materials.


* Aptitude to understand blueprints or follow instructions from supervisors.


* Utilize hammers, pry-bars, chisels, planes, saws, drills, and sanders to repair and erect structures.


* Work on ladders, and scaffolding.


* Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and surveying equipment to ensure everything is level and secure.


* Able to create structures for pouring concrete.


* Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules.


* Aim to achieve high production, with good quality output.


* Perform other duties as required.

Tools and equipment typically used are:



* Framing hammers


* Sledge hammers


* Portable band saws


* Portable dirt compactors


* Other power tools

We expect all field employees to:



* Actively participate in a strong safety culture


* Recognize safety hazards and risks


* Participate in onsite safety meetings


* Follow OPD and client safety policies and procedures


* Be aware of changing conditions on an active jobsite


* Be on time to the jobsite each day ready for work


* Display a positive attitude and be able to work in a team environment

Some physical demands of being a Carpenter Helper include:



* Capable of working in outdoor weather and environmental conditions including extreme heat and humidity, extreme cold, and high elevations.


* Lifting and carrying awkward objects up to 60 lbs


* Standing for extended periods of time up to 11 hours per day.

Breaks are given in 2.5 hour intervals


* Moving the entire body.

Considerable use of arms, legs, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, crawling, twisting, reaching, and bending on a regul...