Carpenter - Lexington, KY

Company: Messer Construction
Location: Lexington
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Description Messer Construction Co. is a construction manager and general contractor that provides leadership for complex commercial building projects. An employee-owned company, Messer builds better lives for its customers, communities, and employees, and delivers value through quality construction and client experiences. Founded in 1932, Messer's footprint has grown to eleven regional offices located across the Midwest and Southeast: Greenville, South Carolina; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton Ohio; Louisville and Lexington Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Knoxville & Nashville, Tennessee. The company is consistently ranked among the country's 100 largest contractors by Engineering News-Record . Messer now stands as one of the nation's leading health care and higher education builders, and also boasts extensive, award-winning work in the life sciences, public and industrial market segments. Messer employees live where they work, resulting in the company's sustained commitment to building better communities. That commitment has remained paramount throughout Messer's growth, and it is achieved annually through the company's foundation and through the time, service, and dollars invested by its employee-owners in community organizations and causes. What You Will Do:

• Installation of doors; drill and set door hardware
  • Installation of windows
    • Layout for stairs and common rafters
      • Read blueprints, utilize appropriate math skills and perform layout
        • Form and place concrete footings, piers, walls and columns
          • Pump, place and finish techniques
            • Placement of concrete, slab on grade and elevated decks
              • Crane signals and rigging
                • Effectively communicate and understand both verbal and written instructions
                  • Ability to organize, sequence and perform assigned tasks within schedule What You Will Bring:
                    • High school diploma or equivalent
                      • Minimum of five years' experience in construction
                        • Candidates must have reliable transportation
                          • Be willing to work within a 50-mile radius
                            • Be able to work in a variety of seasonal and weather conditions We build where we live, and it shows. When you take charge of your career through professional growth and collaboration, you can't help but feel your impact on the community and the industry. And it's what you can expect at Messer each day. In business since 1932 and employee-owned since 1990, Messer is the commercial construction company committed to building better. Join Messer, where building with purpose is the foundation of everything we do. All Messer employees are required to comply with our Substance Abuse Prevention Policy as a condition of employment. Messer may condition offers of employment upon taking and passing of a post-offer/pre-employment drug screen. Messer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Messer is committed to a diverse workforce.

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