CARPENTER

Branch Builds; Sully Square (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Carpenter to join their dynamic team. This full-time role involves constructing, erecting, and repairing structures using various materials while adhering to local building codes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in carpentry, with at least four years of experience, and will be responsible for interpreting blueprints, selecting materials, and ensuring quality in all aspects of construction. Join a company that values strong relationships and accountability, and be part of a team committed to exceptionalism in every project.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of carpentry experience with strong knowledge of building codes.
• High school diploma with proficiency in mathematics and language skills.

Responsibilities

• Construct and repair structures using wood, plywood, and wallboard.
• Study blueprints and select materials for construction projects.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint Reading

Mathematics

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Carpenter's Hand Tools

Power Tools

Job description

Position Summary

Branch Builds is seeking a skilled Carpenter to join our growing team. The Carpenter constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools, and conforms to local building codes.

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to the type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
2. Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
3. Prepares layout using rule, framing square, and calipers.
4. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials using pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
5. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using saws, chisels, and planes.
6. Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
7. Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter's level.
8. Erects framework for structures and lays sub-flooring.
9. Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
10. Covers subfloor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.

Duties/Responsibilities Cont.

1. Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
2. Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, and door frames, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.
3. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
4. Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
5. May weld metal parts to steel structural members.
6. Gathers and classifies information about data, people, or things.
7. Attends to work orders per supervisors' instruction.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• High school level mathematics and language (reading/writing/listening) skills.
• At least 4 years of prior carpentry experience.

Competencies

• Strong Relationships
• Ownership and Accountability
• Exceptionalism in all we do

Physical Demands

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. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. They will need to stand (approximately 80%) and walk (approximately 20%). The employee will also need to be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, feel, talk, and hear. The employee must be able to carry up to 100 lbs, lift up to 100 lbs, and move up to 200 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, midrange vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position which typically requires 40 hours per week.

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Other Duties

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.