Formwork Carpenter / Formworker – Adelaide SA

Pay: A$42–$58 per hour + Super
Location: Adelaide, SA
Employment Type: Full-Time Opportunities | Ongoing Projects

Experienced Formworkers Wanted – Immediate & Upcoming Starts!

Talent Success is recruiting experienced Formwork Carpenters and Formworkers for commercial, civil and infrastructure projects across Adelaide and surrounding areas.

We're looking for skilled workers with hands-on formwork experience who can confidently build, install and strip formwork on active construction sites.

If formwork is your core trade and you take pride in delivering safe, accurate and quality work, we'd like to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Depending on the project, your duties may include:

- Building, installing and stripping formwork.
- Setting up shutters and proprietary formwork systems.
- Constructing formwork for slabs, columns, walls, stairs and suspended decks.
- Measuring, cutting and assembling formwork components.
- Carrying out setting out, measuring and levelling.
- Reading and interpreting construction plans and drawings.
- Preparing structures for concrete pours.
- Working alongside reinforcement and concreting crews.
- Ensuring formwork is secure, level and built to specifications.
- Maintaining a clean and safe work area.
- Following workplace health and safety requirements.

Essential Requirements

- Proven experience as a Formwork Carpenter or Formworker.
- Robust background in commercial, civil or infrastructure projects.
- Ability to read and interpret construction plans and drawings.
- Current Construction White Card.
- Own basic hand tools and PPE.
- Reliable transport.
- Strong understanding of construction site safety.
- Reliable attendance and a good work ethic.




- Ability to work effectively as part of a construction team.

Trade-qualified Carpenters with strong formwork experience are highly regarded.

Experience Highly Regarded

Experience with any of the following will be an advantage:

- Doka formwork systems.
- PERI formwork systems.
- RMD formwork systems.
- Suspended slabs and decks.
- Commercial formwork.
- Civil and infrastructure projects.
- Concrete construction.
- Working at Heights.
- EWP or High Risk Work Licence.
- Major construction projects.

Suitable Candidates

We're particularly interested in:

- Formwork Carpenters.
- Experienced Formworkers.
- Concrete Formworkers.
- Civil Formworkers.
- Construction Carpenters with substantial formwork experience.
- Leading Hand Formworkers.

What's on Offer?

- A$42–$58 per hour + Super, depending on experience and project requirements.
- Full-time work opportunities.
- Overtime and applicable penalty rates.
- Immediate and upcoming starts.
- Weekly pay.
- Commercial, civil and infrastructure projects.
- Potential for ongoing, long-term assignments.
- Potential temp-to-permanent opportunities.

Location

Adelaide, South Australia

Projects are available across Adelaide and surrounding areas.

How to Apply

Ready for your next construction project?

Send your current résumé to:

[email protected]

Please include:

- Your formwork experience and years in the industry.
- Types of projects you've worked on.
- Experience with Doka, PERI or RMD systems.
- Relevant qualifications, licences and tickets.
- Current location and availability.

Suitable applicants will be contacted promptly.

Experienced formworkers – apply today!

Work Location: In person – Adelaide, SA

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Pay: $42.00 – $58.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Formwork Carpenter / Formworker – Adelaide SA
🏢 Talent Success
📍 Adelaide