Carpenter Foreman

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Facilities Full Time Manual Labor Vancouver, WA, US

At the Port of Vancouver USA, you’ll be part of the dynamic team that makes us a vital link in global trade. As an economic engine, our work supports 20,000 local jobs. As a convenient hub of marine, rail, and highway transportation, we’ve been successfully moving cargo for more than a century. Our Terminal 1 redevelopment is helping transform Vancouver’s waterfront.

There’s a reason the Port of Vancouver USA has been one of the most storied employers for 113 years and counting. We value teamwork, creativity, and customer service – and we center our organization on being a rewarding and supportive place to work.

We are seeking a dependable, service-oriented Carpenter Foreman to guide a talented trades team with a passion for their job.

The Carpenter Foreman leads and performs skilled carpentry work supporting Port facilities and infrastructure. The position plans and assigns work, coordinates resources and work orders, mentors staff, and ensures projects are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable standards and Port requirements.

Essential responsibilities for the Carpenter Foreman may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Mentors, coaches and oversees the work of a team of carpenters and pile buck(s), ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently and safely, as they relate to POV policies, procedures and work requirements.
• Coordinates work orders and input staff time/assignments through Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) system (currently Maint Star).
• Plans, organizes, and assigns daily work tasks from creation to completion.
• Enforces safety protocols, ensuring all team members wear appropriate protective gear and follow industry-standard safety procedures.
• Acts as a point of contact between laborers, supervisors, and other stakeholders, providing updates on project status and addressing any concerns.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge to the job as needed.
• Maintains current journey-level status and identification card to meet governmental regulations.
• Utilizes Word, Excel, Outlook, and other computer applications.
• Performs carpentry maintenance and repair tasks by:
  • Inspecting work sites to determine necessary materials, tools, and equipment.
  • Developing project plans or following blueprints, sketches, or schematics.
  • Assembling, fabricating, installing, and repairing materials, equipment, and fixtures.
  • Providing cost estimates for repairs or replacements beyond capability.
  • Recommending additional personnel or contractors as needed to meet deadlines.
• Conducts skilled carpentry work related to construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and alteration of building structures and facilities, including:
  • Working with materials such as wood, plastic, fiberglass, and drywall.
  • Assembling structures using nails, screws, staples, and adhesives.
  • Working on ladders, stilts, or high beams.
  • Ensuring compliance with building codes and specifications.
  • Using tools such as levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and surveying equipment.
  • Installing prefabricated structures, cabinets, molding, and furniture.
  • Constructing stairs, mantels, concrete forms, and tunnel bracing.
  • Erecting scaffolding and replacing building components such as ceiling tiles, doors, and windowpanes.
  • Painting, moving, and installing machinery as needed.
• Utilizes hand and power tools, including saws, hammers, chisels, drills, presses, sanders, joiners, planers, panel saws, and mortising machines, to complete projects.
• Provides technical input on carpentry equipment…