Carpenter II

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums

Generous time off

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Gym membership discounts

Free financial and legal counseling

Free mental health counseling services

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Houston seeks a skilled journeyman carpenter to perform construction, maintenance, and repair of building structures. Candidates should possess a high school degree and complete trade school, along with five years of experience in carpentry. The role involves tasks such as building cabinets, maintaining wood fixtures, and ensuring tools are in good working condition. Excellent benefits and a supportive work environment are provided.

Qualifications

• Five years of journeyman level carpentry experience.
• Five years of journeyman level carpentry experience.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform general carpentry work in repair and maintenance of buildings.
• Build cabinets, tables, doors, and various wood articles.
• Cleans, sharpens, and repairs hand and bench tools.
• Cleans, sharpens, and repairs hand and bench tools.
• Makes estimates of time and material required for assigned tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Journeyman carpentry

Education

High school degree or equivalent and trade school completion

Tools

Hand and bench tools

Job description

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides skilled craftsmanship as a journeyman carpenter in the areas of construction, maintenance, and repair of building structures.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Performs general carpentry work in alteration, repair and maintenance of buildings, floors, roods, stairways, partition, doors, windows, screens, scaffolding forms, wood fixtures and furniture.
• Builds cabinets of various sizes and designs, builds tables, doors, shelves, bookcases and a wide variety of specialized laboratory articles of wood.
• Performs skills bench work in shop, hands doors and windows, lay linoleum and tile floors.
• Cleans, sharpens, and repairs hand and bench tools.
• Makes estimates of time and material required for assigned tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

None

Minimum Education

High school degree or equivalent and completion of trade school.

Minimum Experience

Five (5) years of journeyman level carpentry experience

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code

• 51.215

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.