Carpenter II

Job Description Summary

Lays-out, constructs, erects, installs, repairs, finishes, preserves and weatherproofs interior and exterior structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, conforming to local building codes.

• Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepares layout. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter’s level.
• Erects framework for structures and lays sub flooring.
• Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Covers sub floor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood strip-block floors by nailing floors to sub floor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
• Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, door frames, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED required; some college or technical school coursework and/or practical knowledge required
• At least 3 years of experience in work described in the essential duties

• Valid driver’s license
• Perform work efficiently with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of materials, tools and techniques of the trade
• Must have ability to respond to emergencies after hours when on call as required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, lift up to 10 pounds; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell, lift up to 25 pounds; frequently required to talk or hear.

The employee may have exposure to conditions with risk of injury; regularly required to work near moving mechanical parts; occasionally required to work in/exposed to the following: wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, risk or electrical shock, vibration, and moderate noise