Facilities Carpenter: Precision Woodworking & Repairs

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Durham VA Health Care System, is seeking a Maintenance Carpenter in the Facilities Management Service. The role relies on strong carpentry and woodworking skills, plus the ability to read plans and blueprints and perform routine machinery maintenance.

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of wood materials, construction techniques, and the use of hand and power tools.

Qualifications

• Experience or training in carpentry and woodworking.
• Ability to interpret sketches, blueprints and building codes.
• Knowledge of advanced shop mathematics for planning and laying out projects with arcs, tangents and circles.
• Ability to use measuring tools (tapes, rulers, squares) accurately.

Skills

Carpentry/Woodworking

Operation of Equipment/Machinery

Plan and organize work

Use Prints and Drawings

Without more than normal supervision

Tools

Hand saws

Planers

Hammers

Screwdrivers

Power saws

Power planers

Drill presses

Grinding wheels

Tape measures

Rules

Squares

Key duplicating machine

Dial calipers

Lock picking instruments

Job description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Durham VA Health Care System, is seeking a Maintenance Carpenter in the Facilities Management Service. The role relies on strong carpentry and woodworking skills, plus the ability to read plans and blueprints and perform routine machinery maintenance.

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of wood materials, construction techniques, and the use of hand and power tools.