Carpenter

Brief Description

Department: General Services
Position Control Number: 0108-007
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime
Safety Sensitive Designation: This position is designated as safety-sensitive. Random Drug/Alcohol Test: Yes
Opening Date: July 4, 2026
Closing Date: July 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM

About the Role

Perform general carpentry and cabinet making and installation functions; provides finished as well as rough carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures, fixtures, and cabinets of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools, conforming to local building codes.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to the type of material required.
• Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
• Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes; assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Verifies trueness of structure with carpenter’s level and other tools.
• Builds stairs; lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware such as locks and kick plates.
• Provides written estimates of cost for projects.
• Contacts vendors for cost of materials to prepare cost-effective estimates.

Requirements

• Good knowledge of carpentry methods and techniques.
• Good knowledge of masonry methods and techniques.
• Ability to review work orders and sketches to estimate the number of materials needed for projects.
• Ability to obtain bids for materials.
• Ability to purchase necessary building materials.
• Ability to perform carpentry work to cut, shape, assemble, install and repair building components.
• Ability to apply plaster, paint, and other protective coverings.
• Ability to attend work regularly and reliably.
• Skill in the operation of a variety of maintenance, power, hand and metalworking tools, and equipment.

Personnel Supervised

None

Working Conditions

Work is performed in various county facilities with exposure to equipment noise and dust.

Qualifications

• Completion of high school or GED equivalency including vocational or trade school coursework in carpentry; considerable carpentry experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Requirements

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire, a valid Arkansas Driver's License.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

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