Carpenter - Rotational

Summary or Purpose

Performing carpentry work in the maintenance, repair, alteration and construction to both commercial and residential buildings and responsible for interpreting blueprints and drawings and understanding specifications for projects and installing foundations, walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs utilizing materials such as wood, steel, metal, concrete, plastics, and composites of multiple materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform general carpentry work.
• Plans and lays out work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instruction utilizing different tools such as hand or powered tools.
• Ensure adequate supply of materials and equipment to complete task.
• Remodel interior and exterior of North Slope Borough facilities and surroundings.
• Installing foundations, walls, floors, ceilings and roofs utilizing materials such as wood, steel, plastics, and composites of multiple materials.
• Measure and install window frames, doors/frames, interior/exterior trim.
• Maintain and use hand tools, power tools, and other tools associated with the carpentry trade.
• Within NSB Health Facilities and NSB Itinerate Quarters, respect clients and/or tenants by recognizing their rights and maintaining confidentiality.
• Will be required to work a non-traditional work schedule to include evening, holidays, and weekends and may be subject to 24 hour on-call status.
• Will be required to work independently in remote and extreme weather environments.
• Will be required to travel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of general carpentry practices, policies and procedures.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and other tools associated with carpentry.
• Knowledge of building and construction.
• Ability to independently build scaffolding.
• Ability to receive and follow instructions and communicate with co-workers, maintaining effective working relations.
• Ability to perform basic framing.
• Ability to comprehend schematic diagrams, blueprints, sketches, and building plans.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check conducted by the State of Alaska Background Check Unit;
• Ability to obtain CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid Certifications within 6 months of hire.

Education, Experience, Certifications and Licenses Required

• Technical degree preferred, or equivalent experience of at least four years of technical school, community college or trade school experience.
• Two years of experience in general carpentry.
• Strong knowledge of job site safety.
• Required to obtain Incident Command System (IS) 100, IS 200, IS 700 and IS 800.
• Valid Alaska Drivers License that meets North Slope Borough insurance criteria.
• Documentation that the individual is free from active pulmonary tuberculosis.

The North Slope Borough offers the following benefit packages to all permanent full time and permanent part time employees who work at least 15 hours a week.

• Health care is provided at no cost to the employee (no premiums).
• Our Health Care package covers major medical, preventive care, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits.

Application Information

• The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

Supplemental Questions

• Some high school
  High school diploma or GED
  Some college
  Associate's degree
  Bachelor's degree
  Master's degree
  Doctorate
• Yes
  No
• No experience
  Less than 2 years
  2 years to less than 3 years
  3 years to less than 4 years
• If you do have at least two years of work experience in carpentry, describe how you meet the qualification and list the position(s) you held, company, and dates of employment where you gained the work experience.
• Yes
  No
• If you checked "Yes", please check the appropriate boxes below: I am currently living in the same residence (household) as the:- Department Director
  Department Director
  Immediate Supervisor
• Yes
  No
• Are you related by blood or marriage to the Department Director (Jack Frantz) or Immediate Supervisor (George Owletuck) for this position?
• Choose the applicable relationship:
• Father
• Father-in-Law
• Step-Father
• Mother
• Mother-in-Law
• Step-Mother
• Brother
• Brother-in-Law
• Step-Brother
• Sister
• Sister-in-Law
• Step-Sister
• Son
• Son-in-Law
• Step-Son
• Daughter
• Daughter-in-Law
• Step-Daughter
• Wife
• Husband
• Employer
• North Slope Borough
• Address
• Phone

Contact Information

P.O. Box 69, NSB HR
Barrow, Alaska, 99723-0069
907-852-0364