Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Carpenter

Full-Time in
San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Classification:

Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Lead Carpenter, Foreman, or Superintendent

Date:

October 17, 2018

Summary/Objective:

The Carpenter position is responsible for high quality worksmanship of high-end residential construction projects.

• Critical Thinking
  - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weakness
• Equipment Selection
  - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Operation Monitoring
  - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Attention to Detail
  - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability
  - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative
  - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Cooperation
  - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Integrity
  - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Leadership
  - Job may require a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

• Ladders
  - Extension ladders;
  Fold-up ladders;
  Scaffolding
• Levels
  - Laser levels;
  Spirit levels;
  Builders level
• Power sanders
  - Belt sanders;
  Drum sanders;
  Handheld rotary tools;
  Random orbital sanders
• Power saws
  - Beam saws;
  Circular saws;
  Reciprocating saws;
  Worm-drive saws
• Squares
  - Combination squares;
  Framing squares;
  Layout jigs

• Building and Construction
  - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Mathematics
  - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Mechanical
  - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing
  - Knowledge of materials, production processes, and quality control, costs.
• Design
  - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Public Safety and Security
  - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, and procedures to promote the effective protection of people and property.
• Customer and Personal Service
  - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.

• Have a Grade 12 knowledge of Math and English
• Communicate by speaking English with other people

• Carpentry: 5 years
• High-End Residential Construction: 3 years
• Carpenter Foreman: 3 years
• Trade school

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions. Physically working on the site is essential due to the collaborative and hands- on nature of this position.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 60 pounds. Be able to work on ladders and roofs up to 50 ft off the ground. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

More specifically:

• Manual Dexterity
  - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Multi-limb Coordination
  - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Problem Sensitivity
  - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Static Strength
  - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Trunk Strength
  - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the…