CARPENTER (Full Time w/ Benefits)

NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM); Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM) in Pensacola, FL is seeking a skilled carpenter to perform a full range of carpentry tasks for Exchange buildings. Responsibilities include alteration, repair, and construction of structures, closets, benches, tables, and fixtures.

Applicants should have at least one year of basic carpentry experience, ability to read drawings, and proficiency with hand and power tools. Physical effort and outdoor/indoor work are required, with a full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• One year of experience providing carpentry knowledge and ability to measure and cut materials to required lengths.
• Ability to lay out work from drawings, sketches, blueprints, or personal knowledge.
• Experience with planning, sanding, trimming, drilling, and finishing materials using a variety of tools.

Responsibilities

• Receives assignments and carries them out with minimal supervision.
• Plans and lays out work using drawings and sketches; selects lumber and supplies.
• Installs structural and trim items, windows, doors, and related features; ensures alignment and spacing.
• Uses hand and power shop tools to complete carpentry tasks and finishes work as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Measurement

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Job Summary

Performs a full range of carpentry tasks involving the alteration, repair, maintenance, or modification of a variety of Exchange buildings; construction of structures such as snack bars and items such as closets, benches, tables, etc.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Receives assignments from a designated supervisor orally or in the form of work orders which may be accompanied by drawing blueprints or hand drawn sketches.
• Accomplishes assignments with a minimum of supervisory guidance applying accepted trade techniques practices and work procedures.
• Assignments are subject to check during progress upon completion for adherence to acceptable standards for workmanship and compliance with instructions.
• Plans and lays out work in accordance with drawings, sketches, blueprints, and own knowledge of construction or needed repairs.
• Selects lumber, materials and supplies.
• Measures and cuts material to the required lengths and dimensions.
• Installs rafters, studs, sills, plates, braces, joints, floors, sub-floors, panels, siding, sheathing, roofing, building paper, insulating materials, door and window frames, and interior and exterior trim.
• Installs structural and trim items by nailing, bolting, morticing, doweling, and gluing.
• Planes, sands and finishes completed work when necessary.
• Installs sheet roll and shingle roofing, ensuring proper alignment and overlap.
• Fabricates and installs frames for windows, doors, transoms and ventilators, shelves, counters, plywood, duct work, bulletin boards, cabinets, bookcases, and related features having built-in characteristics.
• Ensures that installed components are level and accurately aligned with other parts of the structure.
• Installs floors and window sashes.
• Trims, drills holes and prepares items for attachment of hardware.
• Applies caulking compound or other filler materials around door and window casings and at other points where tight seal is required.
• Uses a variety of hand and power shop tools in the accomplishment of assignments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

Is required to stand, stoop and bend when working at benches and in stretched, cramped or awkward positions when working on scaffolds or ladders. May lift and carry items that weigh about 50 pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed both inside and outside. Inside work is usually in buildings adequately heated lighted and ventilated. Noise from hammers, saws and other power tools is frequent. There is dust and sometimes dirt when repairing structures and operating power tools. Injuries may occur in lifting heavy pieces of lumber or equipment, cuts and bruises in using hand tools and equipment, more serious injuries in operating power tools and in falls from ladder and scaffolds.

General Experience

One year of experience that provided the knowledge and ability to perform basic carpentry work such as measuring and cutting materials to the required lengths and dimensions, nailing, bolting, doweling, gluing, planning, sanding, trimming, drilling, and finishing materials using a variety of tools to accomplish carpentry work.

Substitution Of Education For Experience

One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience.

Specialized Experience

Five years of experience performing carpentry work, modification and repair carpentry work, following work orders, sketches or blueprints, repair and installation of structural items such as rafters, door and window frames, indoor and outdoor trim, maintenance or modification of buildings, construction of structures such as retail and service customer selling areas including items such as closets, benches, tables, etc.

Physical Requirements

Standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing when working at benches and in stretched, cramped or awkward positions when working on scaffolds or ladders. May lift and carry items that weigh about 50 pounds.

Primary Location

United States-Florida-Pensacola

Other Locations

United States-Florida-Pensacola

Organization

MID SOUTH

Schedule

Full-Time (35 + hours)