Carpenter I - Repair and Maintenance Operations Section (Leeward Unit)

About the role

The Carpenter I position involves laying out, cutting, fitting, and reinforcing materials for various construction projects, including highway bridges, buildings, and other structures. Responsibilities include installing windows, repairing damaged structures, and assembling wooden fences.

Responsibilities

• Lays out, cuts, fits, and nails stringers, piers, and flooring for highway bridges.
• Removes and replaces damaged flooring, ceilings, partitions, and roofs.
• Cuts, replaces, and installs glass panes in doors and windows.
• Lays out, cuts, assembles, and installs window frames, door frames, and louvers.
• Installs or repairs hardware such as locks, door stops, hasps, hinges, and door knobs.
• Constructs wooden fences.
• Reads blueprints, working drawings, sketches, or specifications to determine materials needed and dimensions of structures.
• Checks vertical and horizontal trueness of objects using a plumb bob, square, or level.
• Selects specified types, kinds, and sizes of lumber and other materials.
• Cuts and assembles concrete forms for culverts, walls, curbings, sidewalks, and piers for bridges.
• Pours concrete in forms and assembles and wires reinforcing iron rods and wire mesh.
• Cuts wooden pilings with a pneumatic saw and constructs foundations for underwater concrete pilings.
• Cuts, fits, and erects scaffolding for high-level work or difficult access.
• Reroofs buildings with shingles, roofing paper, or galvanized iron.
• Operates wood-working machinery such as sanders, planers, joiners, handsaws, routers, mortises, wood lathes, drill presses, and power saws.
• Lays out, saws, fits, assembles, nails, screws, glues, dowels, and finishes cabinets, filing cases, chairs, counters, and desks.
• Lays finished flooring, saws, fits, and nails interior and exterior trim such as moldings, baseboards, sills, and fillers.
• Inspects buildings for needed repairs and orders necessary materials.
• Assigns and oversees the work of Carpenter Helpers and other semi-skilled or unskilled workers.
• Might lead the work of other journeyman Carpenters.
• Might perform work in other building trades when not utilized as a Carpenter.

Requirements

• Four years of work experience in performing a variety of rough and finished carpentry work or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Knowledge of practices and methods in the carpentry trade, including safety procedures; the tools, equipment, and materials used in the carpentry trade.
• Ability to use the hand and power tools common to the carpentry trade; read and interpret blueprints and sketches; recognize hazards typical of the work; estimate time and materials needed to complete a job; understand and follow oral and written instructions; perform heavy lifting, moving, and other manual work typical of the class.

Qualifications

• Some positions require the ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds assisted by another person and/or use of equipment.
• Some positions require possession of a current, valid driver's license.

Skills

• Knowledge of carpentry practices and methods.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and sketches.
• Ability to use hand and power tools commonly used in carpentry.
• Ability to estimate time and materials needed to complete jobs.
• Ability to perform heavy lifting and moving.

Benefits

• Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Vacation: 21 days per year.
• Sick Leave: 21 days per year.
• Health Insurance: Enrolled in a State-sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance: Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Increase take-home pay by deducting health care premiums before payroll taxes.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Reduce federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through tax-savings benefit program.
• Retirement Plan: Contributions made to a retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes.
• Deferred Compensation: Voluntary payroll deductions for a tax-deferred retirement investment program.
• Temporary Disability Insurance: Benefits for a disability caused by a non-work-related injury or illness.
• Workers' Compensation: Benefits covering medical expenses and partial wage support for injuries sustained while on the job.

Pay

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Schedule

Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.