Carpenter I (Monday - Friday 7:55 am - 4:25 pm)

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech in Atlanta is seeking a skilled carpenter to perform general carpentry tasks, including building, installing, repairing and maintaining structures, furniture, doors and windows, while safely operating power and hand tools.

The role involves regular collaboration with supervisors and carpentry staff. A valid Georgia driver’s license is preferred, and basic carpentry skills plus safety awareness are required for this full-time position.

Qualifications

• This job requires basic carpentry trade skills to include ability to read sketches, prints and diagrams; operate and maintain various hand and power tools to include planers, jointers, drill presses, power saws and sanders.
• Knowledge of applicable safety rules and practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform general carpentry work to include building, installing, repairing and maintaining structures, furniture, doors, windows, etc.
• Operate associated power and hand tools and equipment.
• Interact with supervisors and lead carpentry personnel on a consistent basis.

Skills

Carpentry basics

Reading blueprints

Tool operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Planers

Jointers

Drill presses

Power saws

Sanders

Job description

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Employment Type

Full-Time

Regular

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Perform general carpentry work to include building, installing, repairing and maintaining of structures, furniture, doors, windows, etc. as directed. Operate associated power and hand tools and equipment. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: supervisors, lead carpentry personnel, co-workers. This position typically will advise and counsel: NA. This position will supervise: NA.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma

Required Experience

Two to four years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Valid Georgia Driver's License

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or two years college course work

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires basic carpentry trade skills to include ability to read sketches, prints and diagrams; operate and maintain various hand and power tools to include planers, jointers, drill presses, power saws and sanders. Knowledge of applicable safety rules and practices is required.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel.

This position does not require security clearance.

Job Code: C5A

Pay Range: $17.49/hr up to $18.06/hr

Shift: Monday - Friday 7:55 am - 4:25 pm