Carpenter I (10618, Grade HT3)
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections apply.
From posting: Description paragraph (intro) maybe "About the role"? Actually they have "Description" then "About The Facilities Management Division", "About Montgomery Parks". There's no explicit "About the role" but we can treat the initial description as about the role. Could put under About the role
with the description paragraphs.
Responsibilities: The "Examples of Important Duties" includes bullet-like sentences. We can list as - each duty. Also there are subcategories: Carpentry, Construction, and Repair; Project Planning and Administration; Equipment Operation and Workplace Safety. Could combine into list items.
Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications section. Also Supplemental Information includes classification spec, working conditions, etc. Could treat as Qualifications.
Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe we can infer but we should not invent. So omit Skills section.
Benefits: The posting mentions "Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!" and "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." Also "Additional Details" includes salary range note. Benefits: we have statement about benefits but not specific. The rule: do NOT create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state "Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!" That's a statement about benefits, albeit vague. It's not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's a statement that benefits are competitive and flexible. That's real content, albeit vague. Should we include? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." This is thin but still specific? It says benefits programs available. Could include a Benefits section with that sentence.
Pay: The posting mentions "Please Note: The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience." Also "Additional Details: The salary range shown reflects the approved pay range for this position. Starting salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience." There's no actual numbers given. So we have only statements about salary being commensurate, range shown but not provided. This is essentially placeholder. The rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we should NOT create Pay section because content is just "commensurate with experience" etc. So omit Pay.
Schedule: No schedule info. Omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe combine Minimum Qualifications and Supplemental Info), Benefits.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep details like location (Gaithersburg, Maryland), division info, etc.
We'll craft:
About the role
Bring your carpentry skills to work that makes a visible difference throughout Montgomery Parks. The Carpenter I constructs, repairs, maintains, and renovates park buildings, structures, and public-use facilities, helping keep these spaces safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and community members. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this position completes routine carpentry assignments and supports larger projects involving rough and finish carpentry. The work includes framing, doors and windows, cabinetry, roofing, flooring, concrete, and other structural improvements across the park system. The Carpenter I also operates specialized tools and equipment and may guide maintenance employees who assist with carpentry projects.
Then maybe a paragraph about Facilities Management Division and Montgomery Parks could be part of About the role or separate? Could be part of About the role as well. But we have headings limited; we could include them in About the role as prose.
Responsibilities: Use - for each duty. Need to capture all duties from "Examples of Important Duties" and subcategories.
List:
- Performs rough and finish carpentry to construct, repair, maintain, and renovate Commission buildings and structures.
- Measures, cuts, drills, routes, shapes, and installs materials accurately while minimizing material waste.
- Completes framing, wall and floor finishes, cabinetry, laminates, shelving, countertops, moldings, and other custom carpentry work.
- Installs and repairs doors, windows, roofing, hardware, and acoustical systems, and pours and finishes concrete for construction projects.
- Reads and interprets plans, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and sketches.
- Assesses structural damage and defects and determines the repairs, tools, and materials needed.
- Plans and completes assignments efficiently while maintaining workmanship and project requirements.
- Receives, completes, and returns work orders; prepares required purchasing documentation; and may guide employees supporting skilled-trades projects.
- Safely operates carpentry hand and power tools, skid loaders, lifts, forklifts, vehicles, and related equipment.
- Transports employees, tools, equipment, materials, and supplies to job sites and performs routine inspections and maintenance.
- Uses required personal protective equipment and follows applicable department, MOSH, OSHA, and Maryland traffic requirements.
- Maintains clean and orderly job sites, identifies hazards, verifies that equipment safeguards are in place, and reports safety concerns or damaged equipment.
That covers all.
Qualifications: Combine Minimum Qualifications and Supplemental Info (Classification Specification, Working Conditions, Additional Details about salary? Actually salary we omitted; but we can include other supplemental info like Classification Specification, Working Conditions, Additional Details about bilingual encouragement, medical/drug testing, EEO statement? EEO is boilerplate to remove. So we should remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scams etc. Also remove "Please Note:" salary note? Already omitted. Also remove "Learn More About Montgomery Parks:" link? That's maybe not boilerplate but it's a link; could keep as part of About the role? It's a link to learn more; might be considered navigation? It's not strictly boilerplate but it's a link to external site. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Learn More About Montgomery Parks:" is not exactly navigation but could be considered a link; but it's not application instruction. Might keep? However it's a link to learn more; could be considered part of About the role. But we already have description; we could keep the link as part of the paragraph. But the rule: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. The link is substantive? It's a reference. I'd keep it as a
with the link.
But we need to avoid duplication. We'll include the link in About the role paragraph.
Now Qualifications: We'll list Minimum Qualifications as
- items.
- High School diploma or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
- Completion of an approved carpentry apprentice program or four (4) years of progressively responsible carpentry experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total four (4) years.
- Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations; license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties.
- Depending on area of assignment, a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements may be required and must be in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.
- Pass Commission medical examination.
Then Supplemental Info: Classification Specification: Carpenter I (2413). Working Conditions: Occasionally performs work indoors and outdoors; exposure to varied weather conditions, confined spaces, heights, dirt, noise, dust, and fumes. Must be available to work during emergencies. Positions in this class occasionally remains in a stationary position, moves about inside the office and outside, operates vehicles, tools and equipment, ascend and descends ladders, positions self to complete manual work, pulls and uses fingers to perform carpentry work, moves equipment, tools and objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
Additional Details: Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available! Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/ May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
We should remove EEO boilerplate at end.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We omitted salary.
Now Benefits section: we have statement "Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!" plus maybe bilingual encouragement? That's not benefit. We'll put Benefits section with that sentence.
We could also include "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." under Qualifications? It's not a qualification but a preference. Could be its own section? Not among allowed headings. Could be part of About the role or Qualifications? Probably better as a separate note under Qualifications as a preference. But we have no heading for preferences. Could add to Qualifications as a bullet: "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." That's not a qualification but okay.
But we must not invent. It's fine.
Now Benefits: just that sentence.
We need to ensure we don't create Pay or Schedule sections.
Now output HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Bring your carpentry skills to work that makes a visible difference throughout Montgomery Parks. The Carpenter I constructs, repairs, maintains, and renovates park buildings, structures, and public-use facilities, helping keep these spaces safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and community members. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this position completes routine carpentry assignments and supports larger projects involving rough and finish carpentry. The work includes framing, doors and windows, cabinetry, roofing, flooring, concrete, and other structural improvements across the park system. The Carpenter I also operates specialized tools and equipment and may guide maintenance employees who assist with carpentry projects. The Facilities Management Division is a team of more than 107 professionals responsible for maintaining Montgomery Parks' facilities, infrastructure, fleet, and major building systems. The division supports both day-to-day operations and long-term capital improvement projects, helping ensure park facilities remain safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and visitors throughout the park system. Within the division, the Carpentry Shop is a collaborative team focused on facility renovations, structural repairs, and preventative maintenance. Team members work on a variety of projects, including improvements to park buildings, shelters, and other essential infrastructure across Montgomery Parks, contributing directly to the quality and longevity of public facilities. Montgomery Parks is an award-winning park system and part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). Supported by more than 1,000 dedicated employees, we care for 416 parks, including trails, and natural spaces across Montgomery County, with team members working in a wide range of roles including park operations, public programs, park planning, public safety, and administration. Our work is visible in everyday moments, from safe, well-maintained trails to welcoming parks and community programs. Careers with Montgomery Parks offer purpose, stability, and the opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact where people live, work, and connect. Learn More About Montgomery Parks: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/
Responsibilities
- Performs rough and finish carpentry to construct, repair, maintain, and renovate Commission buildings and structures.
- Measures, cuts, drills, routes, shapes, and installs materials accurately while minimizing material waste.
- Completes framing, wall and floor finishes, cabinetry, laminates, shelving, countertops, moldings, and other custom carpentry work.
- Installs and repairs doors, windows, roofing, hardware, and acoustical systems, and pours and finishes concrete for construction projects.
- Reads and interprets plans, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and sketches.
- Assesses structural damage and defects and
About the role
Bring your carpentry skills to work that makes a visible difference throughout Montgomery Parks. The Carpenter I constructs, repairs, maintains, and renovates park buildings, structures, and public-use facilities, helping keep these spaces safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and community members. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this position completes routine carpentry assignments and supports larger projects involving rough and finish carpentry. The work includes framing, doors and windows, cabinetry, roofing, flooring, concrete, and other structural improvements across the park system. The Carpenter I also operates specialized tools and equipment and may guide maintenance employees who assist with carpentry projects.
Then maybe a paragraph about Facilities Management Division and Montgomery Parks could be part of About the role or separate? Could be part of About the role as well. But we have headings limited; we could include them in About the role as prose. Responsibilities: Use- for each duty. Need to capture all duties from "Examples of Important Duties" and subcategories.
List:
- Performs rough and finish carpentry to construct, repair, maintain, and renovate Commission buildings and structures.
- Measures, cuts, drills, routes, shapes, and installs materials accurately while minimizing material waste.
- Completes framing, wall and floor finishes, cabinetry, laminates, shelving, countertops, moldings, and other custom carpentry work.
- Installs and repairs doors, windows, roofing, hardware, and acoustical systems, and pours and finishes concrete for construction projects.
- Reads and interprets plans, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and sketches.
- Assesses structural damage and defects and determines the repairs, tools, and materials needed.
- Plans and completes assignments efficiently while maintaining workmanship and project requirements.
- Receives, completes, and returns work orders; prepares required purchasing documentation; and may guide employees supporting skilled-trades projects.
- Safely operates carpentry hand and power tools, skid loaders, lifts, forklifts, vehicles, and related equipment.
- Transports employees, tools, equipment, materials, and supplies to job sites and performs routine inspections and maintenance.
- Uses required personal protective equipment and follows applicable department, MOSH, OSHA, and Maryland traffic requirements.
- Maintains clean and orderly job sites, identifies hazards, verifies that equipment safeguards are in place, and reports safety concerns or damaged equipment.
That covers all.
Qualifications: Combine Minimum Qualifications and Supplemental Info (Classification Specification, Working Conditions, Additional Details about salary? Actually salary we omitted; but we can include other supplemental info like Classification Specification, Working Conditions, Additional Details about bilingual encouragement, medical/drug testing, EEO statement? EEO is boilerplate to remove. So we should remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scams etc. Also remove "Please Note:" salary note? Already omitted. Also remove "Learn More About Montgomery Parks:" link? That's maybe not boilerplate but it's a link; could keep as part of About the role? It's a link to learn more; might be considered navigation? It's not strictly boilerplate but it's a link to external site. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Learn More About Montgomery Parks:" is not exactly navigation but could be considered a link; but it's not application instruction. Might keep? However it's a link to learn more; could be considered part of About the role. But we already have description; we could keep the link as part of the paragraph. But the rule: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. The link is substantive? It's a reference. I'd keep it as a
with the link. But we need to avoid duplication. We'll include the link in About the role paragraph. Now Qualifications: We'll list Minimum Qualifications as
- items.
- High School diploma or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
- Completion of an approved carpentry apprentice program or four (4) years of progressively responsible carpentry experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total four (4) years.
- Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations; license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties.
- Depending on area of assignment, a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements may be required and must be in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.
- Pass Commission medical examination.
Then Supplemental Info: Classification Specification: Carpenter I (2413). Working Conditions: Occasionally performs work indoors and outdoors; exposure to varied weather conditions, confined spaces, heights, dirt, noise, dust, and fumes. Must be available to work during emergencies. Positions in this class occasionally remains in a stationary position, moves about inside the office and outside, operates vehicles, tools and equipment, ascend and descends ladders, positions self to complete manual work, pulls and uses fingers to perform carpentry work, moves equipment, tools and objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
Additional Details: Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available! Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/ May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
We should remove EEO boilerplate at end.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We omitted salary.
Now Benefits section: we have statement "Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!" plus maybe bilingual encouragement? That's not benefit. We'll put Benefits section with that sentence.
We could also include "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." under Qualifications? It's not a qualification but a preference. Could be its own section? Not among allowed headings. Could be part of About the role or Qualifications? Probably better as a separate note under Qualifications as a preference. But we have no heading for preferences. Could add to Qualifications as a bullet: "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." That's not a qualification but okay.
But we must not invent. It's fine.
Now Benefits: just that sentence.
We need to ensure we don't create Pay or Schedule sections.
Now output HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Bring your carpentry skills to work that makes a visible difference throughout Montgomery Parks. The Carpenter I constructs, repairs, maintains, and renovates park buildings, structures, and public-use facilities, helping keep these spaces safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and community members. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this position completes routine carpentry assignments and supports larger projects involving rough and finish carpentry. The work includes framing, doors and windows, cabinetry, roofing, flooring, concrete, and other structural improvements across the park system. The Carpenter I also operates specialized tools and equipment and may guide maintenance employees who assist with carpentry projects. The Facilities Management Division is a team of more than 107 professionals responsible for maintaining Montgomery Parks' facilities, infrastructure, fleet, and major building systems. The division supports both day-to-day operations and long-term capital improvement projects, helping ensure park facilities remain safe, functional, and welcoming for employees and visitors throughout the park system. Within the division, the Carpentry Shop is a collaborative team focused on facility renovations, structural repairs, and preventative maintenance. Team members work on a variety of projects, including improvements to park buildings, shelters, and other essential infrastructure across Montgomery Parks, contributing directly to the quality and longevity of public facilities. Montgomery Parks is an award-winning park system and part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). Supported by more than 1,000 dedicated employees, we care for 416 parks, including trails, and natural spaces across Montgomery County, with team members working in a wide range of roles including park operations, public programs, park planning, public safety, and administration. Our work is visible in everyday moments, from safe, well-maintained trails to welcoming parks and community programs. Careers with Montgomery Parks offer purpose, stability, and the opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact where people live, work, and connect. Learn More About Montgomery Parks: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/
Responsibilities
- Performs rough and finish carpentry to construct, repair, maintain, and renovate Commission buildings and structures.
- Measures, cuts, drills, routes, shapes, and installs materials accurately while minimizing material waste.
- Completes framing, wall and floor finishes, cabinetry, laminates, shelving, countertops, moldings, and other custom carpentry work.
- Installs and repairs doors, windows, roofing, hardware, and acoustical systems, and pours and finishes concrete for construction projects.
- Reads and interprets plans, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and sketches.
- Assesses structural damage and defects and
- items.
- High School diploma or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
- Completion of an approved carpentry apprentice program or four (4) years of progressively responsible carpentry experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total four (4) years.
- Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations; license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties.
- Depending on area of assignment, a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements may be required and must be in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.
- Pass Commission medical examination.
Then Supplemental Info: Classification Specification: Carpenter I (2413). Working Conditions: Occasionally performs work indoors and outdoors; exposure to varied weather conditions, confined spaces, heights, dirt, noise, dust, and fumes. Must be available to work during emergencies. Positions in this class occasionally remains in a stationary position, moves about inside the office and outside, operates vehicles, tools and equipment, ascend and descends ladders, positions self to complete manual work, pulls and uses fingers to perform carpentry work, moves equipment, tools and objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
Additional Details: Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available! Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/ May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
We should remove EEO boilerplate at end.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We omitted salary.
Now Benefits section: we have statement "Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available!" plus maybe bilingual encouragement? That's not benefit. We'll put Benefits section with that sentence.
We could also include "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." under Qualifications? It's not a qualification but a preference. Could be its own section? Not among allowed headings. Could be part of About the role or Qualifications? Probably better as a separate note under Qualifications as a preference. But we have no heading for preferences. Could add to Qualifications as a bullet: "Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply." That's not a qualification but okay.
But we must not invent. It's fine.
Now Benefits: just that sentence.
We need to ensure we don't create Pay or Schedule sections.
Now output HTML fragment.
Let's craft: