Carpenter

Applitrack; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Fully Paid Insurance

PERS Retirement

Job summary

Billings Public Schools is seeking a Carpenter via Applitrack for a full-time, 12-month position starting October 2026. The 40-hour workweek runs Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., with full benefits, fully paid insurance and a PERS retirement plan. The job involves journeyman carpentry and hardware maintenance, reading blueprints, and supervising helpers on diverse building and repair projects.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of carpentry practices, methods and equipment.
• Ability to read blueprints, plans or sketches; estimate materials and time.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Four year carpentry apprenticeship plus hardware experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and select methods and materials for assigned work.
• Alter and repair buildings, doors, partitions, fixtures and furniture.
• Operate power tools; estimate materials and time; supervise helpers.
• Repair locks, hardware and maintain keying systems.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Estimating materials

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Billings Public Schools

• Date Posted:
  9/25/2026
• Date Available:
  October 2026
• Closing Date:
  OPEN UNTIL FILLED

CARPENTER
Starts: October 2026
Full Time; 12 month position; 40 hours/week; Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Salary: $28.58/hour
Full Benefits; Fully Paid Insurance; PERS Retirement
Performs journeyman level work as a carpenter and hardware maintenance as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Plans, schedules and selects methods and materials for assigned work. Alters and repairs buildings, sheds, scaffolds, partitions, forms and other structures from blueprints, plans or sketches; repairs floors, screens, windows, sashes, doors, furniture, fixtures, stairs, cupboards, and roofs, buildings cabinets and furniture, installs and repairs locks, weather stripping, brackets for mirrors and draperies, linoleum, tile, gutters and down spouts; operates variety of power tools such as saw, jointers, lathes, sanders, planners, and boring and mortising machines, cleans, sharpens, maintains and repairs power and hand tools; estimates material and time needed to complete jobs; supervises and instructs helpers; performs related work as required. Repairs panic bars, closers, locks, cuts keys and repairs all types of hardware.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATONS

KNOWLEDGE: Thorough knowledge of the practices, principals, methods and equipment used in keying systems, hardware installation and maintenance. Working knowledge of standard practices, methods, materials, safety precautions, tools and equipment of carpentry trade.
ABILITIES: Ability to work from blueprints, plans and sketches; to estimate materials and time needed to complete job; to use hand power tools; to establish and maintain an effective and efficient keying system; to maintain effective working relationship with others.
EDUCATION: High school graduate / GED.
EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of four year carpentry apprenticeship program plus experience as a hardware mechanic or any equivalent combination of education or experience.

"AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin."
Closes: Open Until Filled
* Please Note: Positions posted as "Open Until Filled" must be posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and then can close at any time after that.

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