Carpenter

About the role

Perform standard to moderately complex tasks involving building, installing, and repairing structures, fixtures, and other items using materials including wood and steel. Travel to different job sites is required.

Responsibilities

• Work with materials such as steel, concrete, wood, plastic, fiberglass, or drywall.
• Plan and perform standard to moderately complex carpentry tasks necessary to construct, erect, install, or repair structures such as door and wall frames; hardware, doors, casework and trim; specialty hardware including handrails, laminates, and door handles.
• Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to determine dimensions and materials required.
• Select and use appropriate hand and power tools and materials required for job completion, such as tape, saw, drill, level, chalk box, razor knife, nail puller, nail gun, and square.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 1-4 years of experience working as a general Carpenter on commercial or industrial projects.
• Experience with various manual and power tools such as tape, square, plumb bob, level, hammer, razor knife, chalk box, tool belt, nail puller, and construction calculator.
• Strong reading, written, and verbal communication skills in English; verbal communication in Spanish considered an asset but not required.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Environment: Work is performed primarily in an outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting and field environment; to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50 lbs without assistance and greater than 50 lbs with assistance; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles.
• Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.