Carpenter (Construction Team), Facilities, Real Estate, & Planning

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Wake Forest Facilities and Campus Services offers a Monday through Friday work schedule with no travel and generous paid time off (PTO), benefits, and retirement plans. Tools, uniforms, and work shoes are provided.

Essential Functions:

• Performs general carpentry work in the construction, repair, remodeling, and renovation of floors, roofs, ceilings, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, casings, screens, wood trim, and fixtures.

• Operates a variety of carpenter's hand tools, power tools, and standard measuring instruments.

• Makes standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, and selects material needed in accordance with general instructions.

• Saws, planes, drills, or mortises lumber for doors, cabinets, shelves, molding, furniture, frames, signs, related objects; cuts mortise for locks and hinges; hangs doors.

• Installs glass in windows, doors, and partitions; installs and replaces ceiling tile.

• Sets up and removes special equipment and staging for scheduled and special events connected with Wake Forest University as needed.

• May perform minor tasks involving pouring concrete and laying brick or concrete blocks.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• High school graduate plus one to three years repair and maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Skills in carpentry, building repair, and/or finish plaster and concrete.

• Skills in concrete installation and repair.

• Masonry repair and installation skills.

• Ability to understand and follow general instructions related to carpentry work.

• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.

• Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to trade.

Accountabilities:

Responsible for own work only.

Physical Requirements:

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Fingering, Grasping, and Repetitive Motions.

• Visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

Environmental Conditions:

• Activities occur both inside and outside, subject to both environmental conditions. Worker are subject to noise, vibrations, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and oils.

Disclaimer:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee's supervisor.

To help provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in employment for individuals with disabilities.

Additional Job Description

Time Type Requirement

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

WakeForestseeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate.In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on thebasis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran statusandencourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.