Carpenter

Churchill Downs Incorporated • New Orleans, LA

48d • Onsite

About The Position

America's second oldest horse racing track, the Fair Grounds has been a New Orleans staple since 1852. We are a premiere entertainment venue presenting thoroughbred & exotic animal races, slots, video poker and simulcasting year-round. Located in New Orleans, Fair Grounds operates a slot-machine gaming facility and 13 off-track betting parlors throughout southeast Louisiana.JOB SUMMARYConstructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures using carpenter's hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Constructs and repairs structural work in facility working from blueprints, drawings, or oral instructions:
Builds, repairs, and installs counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, building framework, and trim, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.
Installs glass in windows, doors, and partitions.
Replace damaged ceiling tile, floor tile, and wall coverings. May build cabinets and other wooden equipment in carpenter shop, using woodworking machines, such as saws, shaper, and jointer
Performs preventative maintenance and repair maintenance to the general structure aspects of all buildings.
Performs other tasks that require ability for precise measurement, design and assembly of construction.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years old and able to obtain a Racing licence from the Racing Commission.
• Eight years of experience in the building construction trades or in general building construction or maintenance, three years of which must have been at or above the foreman level and which must have included the supervision of journeyman tradesmen or skilled, advanced level general maintenance personnel.

Responsibilities

• Constructs and repairs structural work in facility working from blueprints, drawings, or oral instructions
• Builds, repairs, and installs counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, building framework, and trim, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.
• Installs glass in windows, doors, and partitions.
• Replace damaged ceiling tile, floor tile, and wall coverings.
• May build cabinets and other wooden equipment in carpenter shop, using woodworking machines, such as saws, shaper, and jointer
• Performs preventative maintenance and repair maintenance to the general structure aspects of all buildings.
• Performs other tasks that require ability for precise measurement, design and assembly of construction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed