Carpenter

Leisure World of Maryland•Silver Spring, MD

About The Position

The Journeyman Carpenter inspects, constructs, installs, alters, repairs, and maintains woodwork and related structures using hand and power tools. The role works with other Leisure World of Maryland Corporation trades and outside vendors to ensure work meets specifications, regulations, and policies and is completed efficiently. The position is full time, 40 hours per week, with a Monday-through-Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting pay is $27.00–$30.00 per hour, based on experience. Work includes repairs and installations involving doors, drywall, locks, countertops, shelves and partitions, fences, flooring, cabinets, frameworks, and other fixtures, excluding work involving electricity or plumbing. The carpenter may also perform occasional painting and concrete-form work. The role includes maintaining tools and a work truck, documenting and invoicing jobs, communicating with customers, and following safety practices and building requirements. The carpenter is required to provide rotational on-call coverage after regular business hours and on weekends and to respond to emergency maintenance and repair needs. The carpenter guides and mentors apprentices and other laborers, and assists lead carpenters when needed. The role involves regular driving and handling equipment and materials, along with standing, sitting, walking, bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching. The position works with community residents, maintenance and physical-properties staff, employees managing Trust properties, and other company employees.

Requirements

Current valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
High school graduate or GED.
Five or more years of experience in the carpentry trade, residential or commercial.
Knowledge of carpentry techniques, procedures, equipment, terminology, and related methods.
Knowledge of the qualities, adaptability, and uses of different woods and materials.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and applicable trade safety rules and regulations.
Ability to use carpentry tools and equipment and construct, alter, and repair walls, doors, countertops, furniture, cabinets, and related items according to specifications and instructions.
Ability to work cooperatively with other trades and participate in Carpentry Department operations and activities.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to enter and exit an assigned work truck or van and regularly load and unload equipment and materials.
Ability to drive and safely operate a motor vehicle in accordance with applicable laws and rules.
Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, squat, crawl, climb, and reach, and to lift, carry, push, or pull weights up to 75 pounds.
Ability to work around moving machinery and exposure to marked temperature and humidity changes, dust, fumes, and gases.
Ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
Availability for rotational on-call work after regular business hours and on weekends, including emergency maintenance and repairs.

Responsibilities

Inspect, construct, install, alter, repair, and maintain woodwork and related structures.
Repair or install doors, drywall, locks, countertops, shelves and partitions, fences, flooring, cabinets, frameworks, and other related fixtures, excluding work involving electricity or plumbing.
Identify the tools and special equipment needed for each job; use, clean, maintain, and properly store hand and power tools.
Verify that structures are true using a plumb bob and level, and shape or cut materials to specified measurements.
Assemble and fasten materials to build frameworks, floors, and fixtures using appropriate fasteners, adhesives, hand tools, power tools, or woodworking machines.
Erect scaffolding and ladders for work above ground level; remove damaged or defective sections and repair or replace them.
Finish woodwork or wallboard surfaces, fill and sand cracks and defects, and construct forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
Perform occasional painting work, including surface preparation, applying primers and finishes, protecting surrounding surfaces, and properly caring for painting tools.
Follow building codes, installation requirements, relevant regulations, and established safety procedures; dispose of hazardous materials properly.
Keep the work truck clean, organized, and stocked.
Document time spent on jobs and take before-and-after photographs; prepare invoices and collect payment before leaving a site unless instructed otherwise by the office.
Maintain a daily job journal or service log and submit completed work orders within 24 hours of job completion.
Communicate professionally with customers and ensure they are satisfied with completed work.
Provide rotational on-call coverage after regular business hours and on weekends, and be available for emergency maintenance and repairs.
Guide and mentor apprentices and other laborers, observe their completion of simpler tasks, and assist lead carpenters when necessary.
Work cooperatively with other trades and relevant company employees.