Chicago-Carpenter

Anning-Johnson Company; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Company seeks a skilled Carpenter to construct, erect, install, and repair structures using wood, metal, and drywall. You will study blueprints, select materials, prepare layouts, and cut/assemble components with hand and power tools, ensuring compliance with local building codes and safety standards.

Work under a foreman with precise measurements, install fixtures, trim, and hardware, and maintain quality and timely production on varied job sites.

Qualifications

• Reads blueprints, sketches or building plans for material needs and dimensions.
• Maintains safety standards and quality in all tasks.
• Able to handle physical labor and work with a crew.

Responsibilities

• Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures.
• Assists foreman with planning and layout.
• Verifies accuracy and quality of work against plans.
• Installs trim, hardware, and prefabricated components.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Team player

Physical stamina

Education

Technical/other training

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Job description

A Carpenter constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, metal, wallboard, etc., using carpenter's hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. While maintaining the necessary production and quality required to complete a project and exceeding the customers' expectations.

A Carpenter studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as metal studs or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. Selects specified type of materials. Prepares layout, using tape, framing square, etc. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gage. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using power and hand tools. Assembles, cuts and shapes materials and fastens them together with applicable fasteners. Verifies trueness of structures constructed prior to completion. Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls. Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.

Carpenters are typically responsible for the production and quality of the products they install. A carpenter will usually report to a foreman or lead man, and will be assigned a range of tasks to be completed. Timely production and quality are the main responsibilities of a carpenter. In addition, carpenters are responsible for working safely and maintaining a safe work environment.

Carpenters must work within precise limits and standards of accuracy. For example: carpenters must apply shop mathematics to solve problems; plan work and select proper tools; compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects; picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams; perform a variety of duties which may change often; and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.

Physically, carpenters must be able to: Climb and maintain balance on scaffolds and ladders; reach for, handle, and manipulate objects and materials; lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see well (either naturally or with correction).

Wages based on unions scales: Range is $18.18 per hour for entry level apprentice to $55.11 per hour for journeyman, scales vary somewhat based on job site location.

Education

• Preferred: Technical/other training or better

Behaviors

• Preferred: Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

• Preferred: Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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