Employment Type: Full-Time
FSLA: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Division: Riggs
Department: Riggs
Reports to: Labor Foreman / Project Manager
Supervisory Duties: No
Salary Range: $25 - $32/hour
Carpenters are responsible for designing, building, installing, and repairing structures, fixtures, furniture, and other items using a variety of materials, including wood, steel, plastic, fiberglass, and drywall. This role requires precision, physical strength, and the ability to follow detailed instructions and safety procedures.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
- Perform work efficiently, safely, and accurately to consistently meet production goals set by the Foreman, Superintendent, or Project Manager.
- Prepare project layouts and accurately estimate height, width, length, and other necessary dimensions.
- Read and interpret blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Select appropriate materials for each task, including wood, plastic, fiberglass, and drywall.
- Use hand and power tools such as chisels, planes, saws, drills, and sanders to construct, install, and repair structures.
- Join materials using nails, screws, staples, or adhesives.
- Work at various heights using ladders, scaffolding, stilts, and top beams of buildings.
- Inspect completed work to ensure it meets code and project specifications.
- Install cabinetry, molding, partitions, doors, and windows.
- Create structural supports for concrete work, including building forms and tunnel bracing.
- Replace building components such as glass panes, ceiling tiles, and doors.
- Move and install machinery as required.
- Erect scaffolding and temporary structures as needed.
- Follow all company safety and personnel policies and protocols.
- Travel to all assigned job sites as required.
- Perform physical activities such as climbing, bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting overhead, and walking/working in rough terrain to access tools, materials, and jobsite locations.
- Work flexible hours as necessary to meet project and company goals.
Key Skills
- Strong work ethic and reliability
- Punctual and dependable
- Willingness to follow instructions and learn on the job
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Maintains professionalism on site
- Flexible and able to work overtime as needed
- Committed to safety and attention to detail
Required Experience
- Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent required
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of hands-on carpentry experience
- Ability to lift and carry loads up to 100 pounds
- Comfortable climbing and working from ladders or scaffolding
- Capable of standing and walking for extended periods