Onsite Carpenter: Woodwork and Structures

Tepa Companies; Bureau of Indian Affairs Road (SD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tepa Companies are seeking a skilled Carpenter to build, install, and repair structures on site in Oglala, SD, following local building codes.

With 5+ years of construction experience, you will read blueprints, select materials, and work safely using hand and power tools. Overtime and weekend work may be required; a valid driver’s license, drug screen, and background check are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of general construction experience, including exposure to carpentry and/or concrete work.
• Some experience operating equipment and hand tools.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures specific to labor work, including OSHA standards.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and background check in compliance with federal regulation.
• Ability to work overtime and some weekends as required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Reads and studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and calipers.
• Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.

Skills

Construction experience

Tool operation

Safety knowledge

OSHA standards

Drug screening

Background check

Valid driver’s license

Overtime flexibility

Tools

Power and hand tools

Job description

The Tepa Companies are seeking a skilled Carpenter to build, install, and repair structures on site in Oglala, SD, following local building codes.

With 5+ years of construction experience, you will read blueprints, select materials, and work safely using hand and power tools. Overtime and weekend work may be required; a valid driver’s license, drug screen, and background check are required.