General Service Technician - Carpenter

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to facilities management, the General Services Technician
- Unlicensed Carpenter is responsible for the fabrication, installation, and repair of items associated with the carpentry field including but not limited to: doors, windows, ceilings, floors, etc. The position also requires significant knowledge and recent full‑time experience in the preparation, decoration and protection of interior and exterior surfaces of buildings.

Department:
Facilities Maintenance

Schedule:

Full‑Time

Following standard operating procedures as continuously defined by Boston Medical Center South, complying with safety norms and regulations and meeting reasonable deadlines for efficiency, to construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools and conforming to local building codes including but not limited to the following:

• Apply all types of primers, lacquers, paints, varnish, etc.
• Install doors and windows, make and install shades, repair furniture, and repair and install classroom fixtures.
• Perform all types of remodeling and repair work on interiors and exteriors of buildings.
• Use hand tools and operate table saws, drill presses, and other power tools.
• Prepare surfaces for painting by using implements such as sandpaper, brushes, steel wool, scrapers, and cleaning detergents.
• Fill nail holes, cracks, and joints with putty, plaster, or other filler.
• Select premixed paint or mix required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• Apply paint, varnish, stain, epoxies, urethanes, enamels, lacquers, or other protective coatings using brushes, spray gun or paint rollers.
• Carry, set‑up and move ladders, staging, and drop cloths as needed.
• Clean equipment and tools by use of solvents.
• Cut, shape, and assemble wood, composition, and/or plastic sections with shop tools and equipment such as planers, jointers, shaper, routers, sanders, and various power saws.
• Assemble prepared components for various structures, including chairs, desks, cabinets, bookcases, picture frames, and paneled doors.
• Prepare structures for finish applications by planning, shaping and sanding; using hand and power tools.
• Read and interpret plans, sketches, and shop drawings for milling and fabrication.
• Determine type and dimensions of wood stock to be used.
• Maintain and clean equipment and work area.
• Responsible for the daily preparation of the parts and tools for each day’s activities.
• Complete work in a timely and workmanlike manner.
• Coordinate work functions with fellow workers.
• Coordinate with assigned manager for the use of non‑stock hospital tools and ensure they are returned to the appropriate place in a timely manner.
• Participate in hospital‑wide internal training/meetings as required.
• Maintain and safeguard hospital tools in a professional manner.
• Maintain equipment manuals and repair records.
• Maintain "in‑house" inventory of parts for emergency/off‑hour repairs.
• May direct work of student workers as assigned.
• Respond to on‑call and overtime requirements as needed.
• Perform similar or related duties as required.
• Create and maintain timely and accurate maintenance logs utilizing the hospital’s continuous maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Understand and adhere to hospital operating procedures pertaining to the use of resources, time tracking, and logging of timely and accurate maintenance and repair activities utilizing division and hospital systems of record.

• Perform all general maintenance duties.
• Make rounds as assigned.
• Plan and perform preventative maintenance schedules as assigned.
• Troubleshoot all designated equipment and report any problems.
• Prepare stock orders for purchasing for all maintenance.
• Paint all painted and unpainted surfaces as assigned.
• Plan and perform the construction, installation, renovation, maintenance, and repair of carpentry‑related functions.
• Set up and clean meeting rooms according to the specifications of requester.
• Collect and dispose of…