Carpenter

Granite Construction; Brownsville, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction in Brownsville, TX seeks a skilled carpenter to build, install, and repair structures using hand and power tools, following blueprints and local codes. The role requires reading plans, selecting materials, measuring, and assembling with precision.

You will work on framing, subfloors, stairs, trim, doors, windows, and finish hardware, with physical requirements including lifting up to 100 pounds and working on-site in varied conditions.

Qualifications

• Reads blueprints or building plans for material needs and dimensions.
• Selects specified lumber or materials according to plans.
• Prepares layout using framing square and calipers.
• Shapes materials to required measurements with saws and planes.
• Assembles materials with nails, dowels, or glue.
• Verifies trueness with plumb bob and level.
• Erects framework and subflooring; installs stairs and trim.
• Installs doors, window frames, and finish hardware.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for high work.

Responsibilities

• These are essential duties from the ad: study blueprints for material and dimension details; select lumber/materials; prepare layout; mark cutting lines; shape materials; assemble parts; verify trueness; erect framework; install floors; finish hardware; build forms and scaffolding.

Skills

Blueprints interpretation

Tool use

Shop mathematics

Planning work

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Calipers

Job description

**Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do...**Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.**General Summary**Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes.**Essential Job Accountabilities*** Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.* Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.* Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.* Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gage.* Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes.* Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.* Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter’s level. Erects framework for structures and lays subflooring. Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.* Covers subfloor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.* Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.* Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letterdrops, and kick plates.* Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.* Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level. **Education*** High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience **Work Experience*** Appropriate training and experience required **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** Workers should be able to:* Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy* Apply shop mathematics to solve problems* Plan work and select proper tools* Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects* Picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams* Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked. Physically, workers must be able to:* Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders* Reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials* Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds* Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction). This is Job is Base at Brownsville, Texas.