Carpenter

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center•, NY

11d

About The Position

The Carpenter constructs and maintains furniture, completes room renovations and structural woodwork, and performs flooring and other general maintenance, repair, overhaul, and construction duties. The role involves using appropriate power tools and equipment, inspecting and repairing fire doors, frames, hardware, gutters, and roof areas, and calculating and requisitioning materials needed for work. The Carpenter measures and cuts wood, sheet metal, Plexiglas, and glass; installs ceiling tiles and grids; and reads drawings and blueprints for minor construction projects. The position also includes building, repairing, and installing counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, flooring, doors, and bucks; performing hospital inspections; making picture frames; and framing walls. The Carpenter orders materials, maintains inventory, sketches plans for cabinets and room designs, performs project construction work, and may assist in other trades as needed. The role requires maintaining a current fire safety card and completing annual in-service training.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, and a minimum of five years of job-related experience or related trade school.
Knowledgeable in the use of power tools and equipment.
Able to read and follow drawings and blueprints for minor construction projects.
Able to sketch building plans for cabinets, room designs, and similar projects.
Maintain a current fire safety card.

Responsibilities

Construct and maintain furniture, room renovations, structural woodwork, and flooring.
Perform general maintenance, repair, overhaul, and construction duties.
Use appropriate power tools and equipment for each job.
Inspect, repair, and install fire doors, frames, hardware, gutters, and roof areas.
Calculate the types and quantities of materials needed and requisition supplies.
Accurately measure and cut wood, sheet metal, and other materials.
Install and replace ceiling tiles and ceiling grids.
Read and follow drawings and blueprints for minor construction projects.
Complete work accurately and in a timely manner.
Maintain a current fire safety card and complete annual in-service training.
Build, repair, and install counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, flooring, doors, and bucks.
Perform hospital inspections and make picture frames.
Install and cut Plexiglas and glass for window replacement, and frame walls.
Order materials and maintain inventory.
Perform bench sawing, sanding, planing, nailing, and other work using related power tools and equipment.
Sketch building plans for cabinets, room designs, and similar projects.
Assist in other trade areas as required by the department.
Perform project construction work and other duties as required.