Carpenter-Solar

Pepper Construction Group LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union scale pay

Job summary

Pepper Construction Group LLC in Illinois is seeking carpenters to install solar panels and work on doors, hardware, trim, cabinetry, ceilings and millwork across active sites.

You will build rough wooden structures, forms per sketches or blueprints, and measure and cut materials to spec while bracing forms and assembling frameworks. The role may involve scaffolding and occasional welding to steel members as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in carpentry and construction tasks.
• Ability to read sketches/blueprints or follow verbal instructions.
• Familiarity with measuring and cutting materials to spec.

Responsibilities

• Install solar panels and work on doors, hardware, trim, cabinetry, ceilings and millwork.
• Build rough wooden structures and formwork according to sketches or blueprints.
• Brace forms, measure materials, and assemble frameworks for buildings under construction.
• Erect scaffolding, ladders, walkways and platforms as needed; weld parts to steel members when required.

Job description

Job Overview

With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. Pepper Construction provides clients the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands‑on approach of a local company.

Key Responsibilities

Installation of solar panels. Carpenters are expected to work with and install doors, hardware, trim, cabinetry, ceiling materials and millwork. Specific tasks may include building rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports and temporary frame shelters according to sketches, blueprints or verbal instructions. This includes examining specifications to determine dimensions of structures and measuring boards, timbers or plywood using various tools.

Carpenters must be proficient at sawing boards and plywood panels to required sizes, bracing forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts, and building framework to strengthen, protect, or disguise buildings that are undergoing construction.

Carpenters may also be required to erect scaffolding for buildings and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms and gangways, install rough frames and bracing them with boards nailed to framework, install subflooring in buildings, or weld parts to steel structural members.

Additional Information

Pepper Construction pays at union scale with union benefits.

Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.