Carpenter II Job Fitchburg area,Massachusetts USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

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Job Description

General Statement of

Duties and Responsibilities:

Applies carpentry techniques and uses carpentry tools to construct,alter, repair and renovate walls, windows, doors; stairs, floors,ceilings, etc. Installs and repairs locks, locking devices and related systems. Inspects buildings to determine need for carpentry repairs or alterations. Interprets and sketches layouts of carpentry work to be pone, and performs related work as required.

Makes and/or installs building and door signs, and makes desknameplates. Provide instruction for subordinates regarding handling of emergencies, the feasibility of performing repair or alterationand the scheduling of work. Major work contacts are with building occupants, vendors, trades workers and other agency staff.

Incumbents of positions at this level receive general supervisionfrom employees of higher grade who provide procedural guidance,assign work and review performance through inspection and verbalreports for quality and compliance with standard procedures.

Detailed Statement of

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide instruction for subordinates regarding handling ofemergencies, the feasibility of performing repair or alteration andthe scheduling of work.

Major work contacts are with building occupants, vendors,trades workers and other agency staff.

Incumbents of positions at this level exercise direct supervision (i.e., not through an intermediate level supervisor) over, assign work to and review the performance of 1-5 skilledtradesmen.

Maintains buildings and related structures applying carpentrytechniques arid using carpentry tools to construct, alter, repairand/or install walls, stairs, floors, ceilings, windows, doors,roofs, gutters, locks, air-conditioners, mail slots handicappedchair rails and ramps, shelving, etc.

Installs locks and locking devices in doors, desks, filecabinets, etc. Assembles and installs locks using power and handtools.

Repairs and overhauls locking devices such as mortise, rim andkey, combination, and panic devices.

Inspects buildings needing carpentry repair or alterations,estimates job duration and the cost and/or quantities of labor and materials needed to complete the job, and reports results of inspection to those who have complained of unsafe conditions or whohave requested alteration work.

Interprets and/or draws up sketches, patterns, blueprints,instructions, and/or layouts of work to be done.

Performs structural repair, alteration or improvement work suchas lowering ceilings and paneling rooms; preparing surfaces forplaster or cement work; studding, and plastering walls and cracksin floors or around windows; taping joints on sheetrock; andpre-cementing and/ or replacing Formica tops. Paint as needed forminor repairs/improvements that have been completed by the employee(for example replace a section of drywall this section would bepainted by the carpenter.

Confers with unit control section, various department heads or supervisors regarding handling of emergencies, the feasibility of performing repair or alterations and the scheduling of work.

Makes and/or installs building and door signs and desknameplates, using a manually operated sign machine; ordersmaterials and supplies and cleaning materials, and uses judgment to determine the size of signs and lettering to insure uniformitythroughout campus.

Performs related…