Carpenter - Lake Main Campus

St. Francis Medical Center•Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

A Carpenter is responsible for constructing, installing, and repairing structures and fixtures made of wood, plywood, and other materials. They work on a variety of projects, from building frames for houses and commercial buildings to installing cabinets, doors, and flooring. A carpenter must be skilled in using tools, reading blueprints, and working with different types of materials to create precise and sturdy work. This role requires a combination of technical skills, attention to detail, and physical strength.

Requirements

2 years building/hospital maintenance experience
Education Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
Special Skills Working knowledge of all crafts
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
Frequent prolonged standing/walking
Pushes/pulls or moves/lifts heavy equipment/supplies.

Responsibilities

Preventative Maintenance & Repair Ensures that periodic equipment maintenance is carried out in order to control hospital and department costs and ensure the conservation of all hospital resources.
Acts as a substitute for departmental staff until replacements arrive in an effort to ensure prudent departmental management and promote departmental effectiveness.
Productivity Determines and solves problems concerning delays in work schedules in an effort to ensure timely and efficient project completion.
Inspects work in progress in order to ensure job specification conformance.
Always strives to make good use of time; seeks out more effective ways to complete task.
Reasonably completes all duties scheduled during the work day without interference to the quality of work.
Calculates quantity of materials needed for a job, ensures that supplies are available at all times.
Assists in developing and recommending annual department operating and capital budgets and monitors the economical use and procurement of personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Other Duties as Assigned Maintains work area in a neat, orderly and efficient manner at all times.
Demostrates a complete understanding of all policies and procedures and accepted construction methods.
Continually strives to learn and develop systems to prevent breakdown of equipment.
Attends inhouse educational programs that are relative to the established carpenter duties.
Consistently notifies supervisor of possible problem areas.
Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess a situation and choose appropriate course of action.