Waterproofer / Construction Laborer
Installed Building Products

Position Description

Start a new career with Alpha Insulation, a part of the Installed Building Products (IBP) family of companies.We are one of the largest insulation installers serving the residential new construction market with 135+ locations serving 48 states in the continental United States. IBP has successfully grown through acquisitions and we continue to do so. Although installing insulation is our niche we are also a leader in installing garage doors, rain gutters, closet shelving, shower doors, mirrors, fireplaces,bath and door hardware.

You can become a part of a growing company with the opportunities to learn new skills and build a career!

IBP offers the following benefits:

• Medical Benefits
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Competitive Pay
• On the Job Training
• Paid Certification (if applicable)
• Opportunity for Growth and Advancement

The Waterproofing Technician installs caulking in expansion, contraction, and control joints in interior and exterior masonry, door frames to masonry, windows to masonry, louvers to masonry, coping joints, concrete paving joints, saw cuts, and EIFS joints utilizing silicone, urethane, and acrylic based sealants.

MUST BE AVAILABLE FROM 7:00 AM until 3:30PM.

Responsibilities

- Installs caulk into joints using a bulk caulk gun, pulling product out of buckets, using 'sausage' tubes, or standard tubes.
- Inspect joints to make sure they are sound, that all joint filler material has been removed, and that joint size is acceptable.
- Joints requiring it will be packed with backer rod to ensure proper joint depth, eliminate three side adhesion, and provide a sound backing to tool against.
- If required, joint primer is applied using a spatula type knife of proper size, smoothing sealant to match masonry mortar joints.
- When using self-leveling products, use compatible material to 'dam' ends, penetrations, and holes, so that the material remains in the joint.
- Mix material when required utilizing a drill and mixing paddle. Mix according to manufacturer's directions.
- Access to joints may require use of boom lifts, scissor lifts, swing stage, scaffolds, ladders, boswain's chair (sky genie), or bucket trucks to reach great heights inside and outside of buildings under construction.
- Clean tools using toluene or xylene type products. Specific care and precautions are to be taken when working with these solvent type materials.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

- 2 years related experience and/or training with below grade systems, sealants, expansion joints required



Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to read and use a tape measure, ability to read measurements off of a blue print.



Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must have form of dependable transportation; must be able to travel out of town, both on overnight and one day trips.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Ability to perform job functions while wearing respirator.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EEO Statement

IBP is an equal opportunity employer.

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