Senior Carpenter

About the role

A Senior Carpenter assists in overseeing the overall carpentry, plastering, and concrete-finishing operations in a designated Maintenance and Operations area.

Responsibilities

• Surveys sites, plans, schedules, inspects, and certifies completion of operations performed by District and contract personnel involving the construction, maintenance, repair, and alteration of facilities.
• Develops, reviews, and revises work schedules.
• Confers with supervisors on job requirements, plans, and schedules.
• Prepares job estimates, scope of work, and sketches of work required.
• Plans, coordinates, and schedules projects with District personnel, community representatives, contractors, vendors, and the public.
• Prepares correspondence, reports, instructions, description of tasks, and related documents.
• Provides emergency responses and related services to minimize safety hazards to students, employees, and the public.
• Orients work crews in the proper and safe use of tools, equipment, and materials, and implements safe work practices.
• Provides work direction to craft personnel.
• Obtains contracts from private vendors and interacts with, coordinates, and inspects the work of contractors.
• Identifies and evaluates equipment, supplies, techniques, and systems.
• Ensures compliance with procurement procedures.
• Captures resolution of construction project issues in accordance with District policy, applicable laws and regulations.
• Performs journey-level duties as needed.
• May act in place of the supervisor during absences.
• Enters work order and requisition data utilizing computer systems.
• Applies provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

• Promotion from a current or retired LAUSD employee who has attained permanent status in the Classified Service by completing the required probationary period in a job classification, or who holds permanent status in the Certificated Service, or an LAUSD employee who has been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which they passed probation.
• Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
• Manual dexterity and strength to use tools of the trade.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and safely lift up to 100 pounds in inspecting or assisting projects when needed.
• Ability to work safely at heights including the use of ladders, scaffolds and other related equipment.
• Ability to work safely in confined spaces.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of:
• Principles of organization and personnel management.
• Pertinent employee health and safety laws, regulations, and District policies and procedures.
• Pertinent provisions of labor contracts.
• City, County, State, Federal, and other codes pertinent to carpentry, plastering, and concrete work.
• Practices, processes, materials, and tools used in construction, maintenance, and repair by carpenters, plasterers, and concrete finishers.
• Form work, rough framing, roof framing, construction of stairs, finish carpentry, cabinet work, drywall installation, interior plastering, exterior plastering, block wall construction and concrete finishing.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• The ideal candidate will also possess the ability to effectively:
• Interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Work effectively with others.
• Use and operate a computer, tablet, or other computing device.
• Identify and troubleshoot malfunctions of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
• Operate electronic testing equipment such as meters, electronic scales, and related heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.

Benefits

• Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
• Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.