Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Job Summary

The Carpenter will provide journeyman‑level skills, assisting in performing carpentry, construction, and maintenance work as specified in the duties section. Responsibilities include using power and hand tools in carpentry, construction, cabinetry, maintenance, demolition, repair, and residential buildings, classrooms, housing, sidewalks, parking lots, offices, and all other University facilities.

• High school graduation with three years of skilled/journeyman‑level experience.
• Must hold a Texas Class “C” Operator’s Driver’s License and have three years of acceptable driving history.
• Must effectively execute oral and written instructions in English.

• Accuracy in all phases of work performed.

• Perform general carpentry, construction, cabinetry, building maintenance, building modifications, and demolition, including but not limited to:
  • Framing, wood and metal materials, rubber and vinyl trim, finish carpentry, sheetrock hanging, concrete forming, rebar, pouring, finishing, door installs, suspended ceilings, tile and grid work, cabinet construction, repairs, and modifications.
• Repair, construct, and install tables, benches, cabinets, bookshelves, desks, countertops, lamination, wall, floor, and ceiling mounts, wall coverings, kitchen appliances, and bathroom fixtures.
• Maintain, repair, and modify existing structures, including but not limited to:
  • Doors, walls, windows, floors, mounted fixtures, ceilings, furniture, chairs, laundry facilities, showers, tubs, bedrooms, dining and kitchen areas.
• Keep track of material usage and labor for individual or combined work assignments.
• Inspect current and future work assignments.
• Assist in ordering and pick‑up of materials from vendors.
• Act as a Shop representative to University Departments while performing work assignments.
• Understand and follow work orders, drawings, written, and verbal instructions.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Perform all duties as assigned to the shop or by the Carpenter Shop Supervisor or Carpenter Leader.
• Respond to on‑call emergencies before/during/after normal hours of operation, including fires, electrical outages, floods, icy conditions, and other campus emergencies.
• Drive a UTA vehicle.
• Participate in the on‑call program for before/after operating hours and weekends.
• Serve as essential personnel to the University and report to work during campus emergencies and/or closures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Be considered essential personnel.