Carpenter - Center City - Full Time

jeffersonhealth; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia seeks a skilled hospital carpenter to perform a variety of carpentry duties around the property, construct, install and repair wood structures, and ensure work complies with local codes. The role involves painting, renovations, measurements, and material planning to keep the facility in top condition.

Responsibilities include joining materials, working from blueprints, using ladders and scaffolds, and coordinating with other trades to complete projects safely and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Additional education or training preferred.
• Previous related carpentry experience preferred.
• Trade or vocational school graduate with courses in blueprint reading, mechanical drawing, mathematics, carpentry, and woodworking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff in line with Jefferson values.
• Constructs, installs, finishes and maintains partitions, ceilings, floors, windows, doors and other structures.
• Joins materials with nails, screws, staples or adhesives; uses ladders and top beams of buildings.
• Prepares room layouts for renovations using blueprints or sketches.
• Takes measurements and calculates material needs; cuts and shapes lumber and fiberglass.
• Ensures carpentry work aligns with other trades as per instructions.
• Completes rounding to identify and resolve regulatory deficiencies.
• Assists with other maintenance needs as directed.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Mechanical drawing

Mathematics

Woodworking

Education

High school diploma

Trade/vocational training

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition 1

Job Details

Performs a variety of carpentry duties in and around the hospital's property and grounds, including the construction, installation and repar of structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard. Responsible for ensuring all work is performed in accordance to local building codes. Performs preventive carpentry and other maintenance work as assigned in order to keep hospital running smoothly, including but not limited to: adding floors and steel wall structures, painting, and identifying and resolving regulatory compliance deficiencies.

Job Description

• 1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
• 2. Constructs, installs, finishes and maintains structures such as partitions, ceilings, floors, windows, doors, equipment, furniture, and other parts of the hospital building to keep appearance and hospital in top condition.
• 3. Joins materials with nails, screws, staples, or adhesives; works on top of stilts, ladders, and the top beams of buildings.
• 4. Prepares layouts of rooms and/or areas for renovations using blue prints, sketches, or verbal instruction.
• 5. Takes measurements and calculates the size and amount of material needed. Cuts, shapes and smoothes lumber and other material (e.g. fiberglass) according to measurements.
• 6. Insures all carpentry work, as related to other trades, are completed as per written and/or verbal instruction.
• 7. Completes rounding to identify and resolve regulatory compliance definiciencies.
• 8. Assists with or performs other maintenance needs as directed.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education and /or training required; Previous related experience preferred

Trade or vocational school graduate with courses in blueprint reading, mechanical drawing, mathematics, carpentry, and woodworking preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Primary Location Address 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Employer Description

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription)
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• Medical (including prescription) insurance for all colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps).