Carpenter - KCMO

McCownGordon Construction•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The Carpenter works on construction projects, using carpentry skills to build and install components such as stairs, partitions, cabinets, molding, window and door frames, forms, and subflooring. The role involves working with a variety of construction materials and using hand, pneumatic, and power tools, as well as small machinery. The Carpenter maintains safety standards, identifies and addresses hazards, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience in rough and finish carpentry, including blocking, frames and doors and hardware, millwork, and casework, or equivalent education, knowledge, and skills.
Familiarity with field concepts, practices, and procedures.
Proven ability to accurately perform construction activities or projects, including using various power tools and small machinery.
Good interpersonal skills and team spirit.
Demonstrated success working safely on projects.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret contract documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and blueprints or plans.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to perform basic construction math, including measuring, transposing, calculating cut lengths, and calculating basic volumes.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables, and to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to pass a background check, drug screen, physical capacity profile, and E-Verify.
Reliable transportation to and from work.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 10-hour training.
Applicable certifications, such as Lift Operation or Scaffold.

Responsibilities

Maintain all safety standards.
Build stairs and install partitions.
Install window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, and basic interior and exterior hardware.
Install cabinets and molding.
Erect and work on scaffolding and ladders to assemble structures above ground level.
Operate hand and power tools, including chisels, planes, saws, drills, and sanders, to repair and erect structures.
Operate small machinery as needed.
Work with materials such as wood, plastic, fiberglass, and drywall.
Join materials using nails, screws, staples, adhesives, and other applicable tools.
Identify, report, or correct potential hazards associated with task assignments to maintain a safe work area.
Load and unload materials weighing up to 100 pounds.
Perform other duties as assigned.