Job description
Position: Carpenter I - Repair and Maintenance Operations Section (Leeward Unit)
Salary Range:
Carpenter I, BC-09: $6,078.00 per month
• Lays out, cuts, fits braces and reinforces and nails stringers, piers and flooring guard rails for highway bridges.
• Removes and replaces flooring, ceilings, partitions or roofs destroyed by termites or wet or dry rot.
• Lays out, fits and nails rafters, studs, frames, joints and underpinning posts of buildings.
• Cuts, replaces and installs glass panes in doors and windows using glazier’s points and putty or strips of molding and nails.
• 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 the types and costs of materials needed and dimensions of articles or structures to be constructed or repaired.
• Checks vertical and horizontal trueness of objects by using a plumb bob, square or level.
• Selects specified types, kinds and sizes of lumber and other materials.
• Lays out foundations with a transit, level and steel tape.
• Cuts and assembles concrete forms for culverts, walls, curbings, sidewalks and piers for bridges.
• Assembles and wires together reinforcing iron rods and wire mesh and pours concrete in forms.
• Measures, cuts and fits timbers for stringers, fenders and braces for wharves, piers and other structures.
• Removes, places and secures heavy timbers with metal bolts and braces.
• Cuts wooden pilings with a pneumatic saw and constructs foundations for pouring underwater concrete pilings.
• Cuts, fits and erects scaffolding to facilitate work at high levels or difficult to work in places.
• 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 or dowels and finishes cabinets, filing cases, chairs, counters or desks.
• Lays finished flooring, saws, fits and nails interior and exterior trim, such as moldings, baseboards, sills and fillers.
• Inspects buildings to determine needed repairs and orders needed material.
• Assigns and oversees the work of Carpenter Helpers and other semi-skilled or unskilled workers.
• May lead the work of other journeyman Carpenters.
• May perform work in other building trades when not utilized as a Carpenter.
Experience and Training
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.
Lift and Carry Requirements
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.
Driver's License Requirements
Some positions require possession of a current, valid driver's license.
Salary
The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.
Requirements
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained…