Carpenter

City of Gainesville • Gainesville, FL

6d • $18 - $28

About The Position

The Carpenter performs skilled journey-level carpentry work constructing, repairing, and maintaining buildings and furniture. The position reports to a designated supervisor and works under general supervision. It has no supervisory duties and is distinguished by its skilled nature.

The role includes building and repairing building components and furnishings, carrying out rough carpentry, and performing hand and bench work in a carpenter shop. The Carpenter operates and maintains carpentry equipment and works from sketches and blueprints. Work requires physical strength and agility and may involve elevated work, prolonged high noise levels, outdoor conditions, extreme heat, and confined areas. Special skills and requirements may depend on departmental needs.

Requirements

• High school graduation or an acceptable equivalency diploma, and three years of experience in journey-level carpentry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License required.
• Thorough knowledge of standard practices, processes, materials, and tools of the carpentry trade.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and accident prevention methods in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Ability to operate work-related equipment, including saws, squares, rules, brace and bits, planes, hammers, chisels, and power-driven machinery such as saws, mortises, lathes, joiners, sharpers, and other carpentry tools.
• Ability to plan, lay out, and perform journey-level carpentry work.
• Ability to work from sketches and blueprints.
• Physical strength and agility are required.

Responsibilities

• Constructs, repairs, and maintains doors, floors, windows, partitions, roofs, and other parts of buildings.
• Constructs and repairs tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, counters, and similar items.
• Replaces broken window panes.
• Installs and repairs hardware on doors and windows.
• Builds rough wooden structures, including pole barns, warehouses, pavilions, concrete forms, fences, and scaffolds; performs sheeting and rough carpentry on sheds and other buildings.
• Performs hand and bench work in a carpenter shop.
• Maintains and operates planers, joiners, power saws, and related carpentry equipment.
• Works from sketches and blueprints.
• Attends work on a continuous and regular basis.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid leave
• 11 paid holidays a year
• Pension plan
• Deferred compensation plan
• On-site fitness centers
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site medical staff
• Wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED