Hospital Facilities Carpenter: Build, Repair & Install

FHLB Des Moines; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Harborview Medical Center is seeking a skilled Carpenter to perform journey-level carpentry work in the hospital's facilities maintenance and repair. Duties include installing framing, drywall, doors, windows, cabinets and wall protections, and repairing walls, ceilings, fixtures and furniture.

Under general supervision, you will operate power tools, adjust hardware, and maintain equipment while following safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a carpenter; or full journey status as a carpenter in a union; or four years’ applicable work experience.
• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Install metal stud framing, install drywall, install wall protection including FRP, Acrovyn, and plywood, install doors, door frames and windows, install door hardware.
• Repair walls, ceilings, screens, sashes, doors, furniture, fixtures, stairs, cupboards, windows and roofs.
• Build, repair and install cabinets, patient furniture, staff furniture and casework.
• Install wall hung fixtures such as; blood pressure gauges, chair exit alarms, cup-towel-toilet paper dispensers, shelving, bulletin boards, sharps containers, soap dispenser, hand gel dispensers, glove box holders and medicine cabinets.
• Adjust, repair or replace locks, weather stripping, screens, mirrors, brackets, window blinds, curtain tracks, handrails, hinges, closures, panic hardware
• Operate power equipment such as saws, jointers, lathes, sanders, planers, boring and mortising machines; clean, sharpen, maintain and repair such equipment

Skills

Carpentry

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Harborview Medical Center is seeking a skilled Carpenter to perform journey-level carpentry work in the hospital's facilities maintenance and repair. Duties include installing framing, drywall, doors, windows, cabinets and wall protections, and repairing walls, ceilings, fixtures and furniture.

Under general supervision, you will operate power tools, adjust hardware, and maintain equipment while following safety and quality standards.