Seattle - Carpenter

Anning-Johnson Co; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Vacation benefits

Job summary

Anning-Johnson Co. in the Seattle area is seeking a skilled Carpenter to construct, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, metal, and other materials using hand and power tools while conforming to local building codes.

This role involves reading blueprints, preparing layouts, marking cuts, shaping materials, and assembling components with fasteners. You will ensure true alignment, fit prefabricated frames, apply paneling and trim, and maintain safety and quality on the job site.

Qualifications

• Reads blueprints or building plans for material types and dimensions.
• Prepares layout and marks cutting lines.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using power and hand tools.
• Assembles and fastens materials with applicable fasteners.
• Verifies trueness of structures prior to completion.
• Applies paneling to ceilings and walls and installs trim and hardware.
• Maintains safety and quality on the job site.

Responsibilities

• Selects specified materials.
• Prepares layout using tape and framing square.
• Marks cutting lines on materials.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using power and hand tools.
• Assembles, cuts and fastens materials and fasteners.
• Verifies trueness of structures before completion.
• Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Fits and installs window frames, doors, weather stripping, trim, and hardware.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Layout preparation

Marking measurements

Tool handling

Assembling & fastening

Quality verification

Safety awareness

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Framing square

Measuring tapes

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.

Key Duties

• 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.

Physical Requirements

• 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).

Benefits and compensation set per union agreement.

NOTE: In the Seattle area wages range from $ 37.00 per hour for entry level apprentices to $62.00 per hour for Journeyman. Wages are determined by union scale as determined in the current collective bargaining agreement. Benefits are offered through the union and may include health insurance, pension, vacation, etc.

Anning-Johnson Co is a Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employers. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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