Carpenter

Pepper Construction • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Carpenters construct, erect, install and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, metal and wallboard using hand tools and power tools. Carpenters are expected to work with and install doors, hardware, trim, cabinetry, ceiling materials and millwork. Specific tasks may include building rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports and temporary frame shelters according to sketches, blueprints or verbal instructions. This includes examining specifications to determine dimensions of structures and measuring boards, timbers or plywood using various tools. Carpenters must be proficient at sawing boards and plywood panels to required sizes, bracing forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts, and building framework to strengthen, protect, or disguise buildings that are undergoing construction. Carpenters may also be required to erect scaffolding for buildings and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms and gangways, install rough frames and bracing them with boards nailed to framework, install subflooring in buildings, or weld parts to steel structural members.

Responsibilities

• Constructing wooden structures
• Installing doors, hardware, trim, cabinetry, and millwork
• Building concrete forms, scaffolds, and temporary shelters
• Examining specifications to determine dimensions
• Measuring boards, timbers, and plywood
• Sawing boards and plywood
• Bracing forms with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts
• Building framework to strengthen or disguise buildings
• Erecting scaffolding
• Installing ladders, handrails, walkways and platforms
• Installing rough frames and bracing them
• Installing subflooring
• Welding parts to steel structural members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed