Carpenter

Michels Corporation; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Michels Corporation in Texas seeks an experienced Carpenter to design, construct, and repair structures across diverse projects. You will perform building construction, maintenance, and repairs using wood, steel, masonry, doors, hardware, trim, and drywall, and you will inspect for defects.

Candidates must read blueprints, have 5+ years carpentry, strong tool skills, OSHA 10-hour or ability to obtain, and a valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of carpentry, building construction, or related experience.
• Mechanical aptitude and extensive experience with power tools.
• Ability to read blueprints or shop drawings.
• OSHA 10-hour certification, or the ability to obtain within one month.
• Must possess a valid drivers license for the type(s) of vehicles which may be driven, and an acceptable driving record as determined by Michels Review Team

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, and repair structures.
• Complete building construction, maintenance, and repair projects using various materials.
• Inspect equipment, structures, and materials for defects and repair as needed.
• Use blueprints to prepare layouts and determine materials, costs, logistics, and timelines.
• Prepare project estimates for cost, logistics, and completion.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Independence

Education

OSHA 10-hour certification

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Improving America's infrastructure isn’t for the weak. It takes grit, determination, and hard work to execute high impact projects. Michels Corporation engages 8,000 people and 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment in our insatiable drive to be the best. Our work improves lives. Find out how a career as a Carpenter can change yours.

As a Carpenter you are responsible for designing, constructing, and repairing structures. This role will complete building construction, maintenance, and repair projects as needed, using a variety of materials, such as wood, steel, masonry, etc. Projects to include, but are not limited to, doors, hardware, trim, and drywall. This role will also inspect equipment, structures, and materials for defects to identify issues, and repair as needed, use blueprints to prepare project layouts and determine materials needed for current and future projects and prepare estimates of project cost, logistics, and timeline for completion. Critical for success is the ability to give attention to detail and work well independently.

• We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record's Top 400 Contractors
• Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality
• We are family owned and operated
• We invest an average of $5,000 per employee on training each year
• We reward hard work and dedication with limitless opportunities
• We believe it is everyone's responsibility to promote safety, regardless of job titles.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits program, including Health, Dental, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) plan, Legal Plan, and Identity Theft and Monitoring Plan. Depending on your positions and location you may participate in a different benefit plan.

Why you?

• You thrive in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines
• You enjoy collaborating and working independently
• You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated
• You are organized and professional
• You deliver exemplary customer service through interactions with others

What it takes:

• 5+ years of carpentry, building construction, or related experience
• Mechanical aptitude and extensive experience with power tools
• Proficient in reading blueprints or shop drawings
• OSHA 10-hour certification, or the ability to obtain within one month
• Must possess a valid drivers license for the type(s) of vehicles which may be driven, and an acceptable driving record as determined by the Michels Review Team

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Michels Corporation's Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.