CARPENTER MASTER

State of Louisiana; Louisiana; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a skilled carpenter to join their team. This role involves performing complex carpentry tasks, overseeing subordinate craftsmen, and ensuring high-quality workmanship in furniture and structural repairs. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the maintenance of a vital state facility, ensuring that all carpentry work meets the highest standards of precision and quality. If you have a passion for craftsmanship and a desire to make a difference in the community, this role is an excellent fit for you.

Qualifications

• Three years of carpentry experience or training required.
• Must have on-the-job experience in complex carpentry work.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed carpentry work on buildings and furniture.
• Oversee and guide subordinate craftsmen as needed.

Skills

Carpentry

Furniture Repair

Precision Measurement

Upholstery

Blueprint Reading

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Planer

Jointer

Drill Press

Jig Saws

Rip Saws

Mortising Machines

Job description

This vacancy is located in the Maintenance Department at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient, and inpatient services.

This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time, temporary WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Brian Haines
LDH- ELMHS Human Resources
Jackson, LA 70748
225-634-0559
[e-mail]

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience:

Three years of experience or training in the carpentry trade.

Function of Work:
To perform complex and detailed carpentry work related to buildings, structures, furniture, cabinets, and other wooden items that require a high degree of precision and/or perform leadworker duties for a crew of less than three subordinates.

Level of Work:
Advanced.

Supervision Received:
Broad review from a Carpenter Foreman or other higher-level maintenance personnel.

Supervision Exercised:
May serve as leadworker over assigned craftsmen as the need occurs.

Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Carpenter by responsibility for overseeing the work of subordinate craftsmen and performing the most complex carpentry duties.
Differs from Carpenter Foreman by lack of direct supervisory responsibility over assigned trades personnel.

Repairs all types of furniture and wooden items.

Builds high-quality bookcases, tables, lockers, cabinets, museum cases, and fixtures.

Sands, finishes, refinishes, varnishes, and stains furniture and other finished articles of wood.

Measures and precisely cuts a variety of artificial mate rails such as plastic, particle-board, formica, etc.

Canes and upholsters furniture.

Makes knives to produce special moldings and operates a planer, shaper, jointer, work lathe, drill press, mortising, boring, tenoning machines, jig saws, rip saws, and cut-off saws.

Installs and fits fine trim work around lights, electrical fixtures, doors, windows, and other outlets.

Estimates time and material for carpentry projects.

Inspects and approves work of contractual employees.

Lays out, surveys, and constructs all manner of detailed carpentry projects from shop drawings or blueprints.

Installs and repairs locks.

Finishes high-grade carpentry projects.

Mortises doors and other construction-related detailed work.

Lays out and installs floor tile including resilient tile.

Estimates supplies needed for completion of specified projects.

Provides guidance for subordinate Carpenters and trades personnel as needed.

Keeps records as required by supervisory personnel.

Oversees apprentice training.

Performs other duties as needed to ensure the smooth flow of work within the job unit.