Formwork Carpenter

You read the formwork drawing, set out the column and wall positions on the slab, and build the shutter from panels or from timber and plywood. Props, walers and ties are set to the plan and checked for line and plumb before the pour. During the pour you watch for movement and tighten where needed. After the concrete has set you strike the formwork, clean and oil the panels and stack them for the next lift.

At least three years on formwork for columns, walls and slabs

Reads a formwork drawing and sets out from a grid line

Confident with props, walers, ties and panel systems

Understands why a shutter fails and checks before every pour

Comfortable working at height on a slab edge with a harness

Basic English or Greek for the drawing notes and safety instructions

Residence and work authorisation for Greece, arranged before arrival

Net salary from 1050 up to 1155 EUR per month

Fixed term contract from October to June, renewed each autumn

Full EFKA insurance and the Greek fourteen salary year

Overtime and pour days paid at the statutory rate

Shared accommodation in Gazi at a fixed low rent

Paid site safety induction and work at height training

Helmet, harness, gloves, boots and hand tools provided

A carpenter who can set out a whole floor from the grid and order the panel sets becomes a crew leader in his second season, with an allowance on top of the rate. The contractor keeps its leaders on through the summer for maintenance work.

Open sites near the coast, mild in winter and wet in January and February, with a covered store for the panels. Helmet, harness, gloves and boots are mandatory, edge protection is fitted on every slab and the employer supplies wet weather clothing.