Carpenter

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, MA

6d•$23 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision, performs routine carpentry tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of wood structures, fixtures, and furnishings according to blueprints, drawings, and specific instructions. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Direct carpentry experience in wood constructions, maintenance and repair 3-5 years required
Knowledge of carpentry skills such as cabinet making.
Must be able to operate safely and efficiently a variety of hand and power tools.
Work requires the ability to lift lumber, doors, and heavy times (over 70 lbs.) regularly.
Must be physically able to use a respirator.
Must be able to read, write and perform arithmetic calculations in order to read and interpret drawings and sketches and complete accurate measurements.

Nice To Haves

Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma Related Field of Study preferred

Responsibilities

Performs general carpentry tasks such as demolishing and rebuilding walls, installing suspended ceilings, installing drywall and so forth.
Designs, builds, install and/or repairs shelves, bulletin boards, desk tops, cabinets, partitions and so forth according to blueprints or drawings.
Installs door, frames windows and wall shelves. Hangs doors, sets frames and fixes door closers and hinges.
Builds a variety of fixtures on request such as picture frames and coat racks.
Estimates time required and supplies needed for carpentry projects.
Operates hand and power tools such as saws, lathes, handsaws, sanders, drills, drill pressers, hammers and so forth.
Performs minor repairs of hospital furniture such as repairing broken chairs, desks, etc.
On a quarterly basis, inspect & repair all patient room doors, corridor doors, and stairwell doors.