Finish Carpenter

Dowbuilt • Ogden, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Dowbuilt is hiring a Finish Carpenter for high-end residential construction projects. The role calls for advanced interior and exterior carpentry skills, the ability to execute work within tight tolerances, and creative constructability solutions to design challenges. The position is based at a project site in Morgan, Utah, and requires regular on-site presence.

The Finish Carpenter reads and interprets architectural and shop drawings, manages layout and dimensional control, prepares daily work plans, and coordinates work with subcontractors. The role also involves helping other carpenters with work ranging from framing to finish, working with the Superintendent to order materials, evaluating cabinetry, door and window details and shop drawings, and mentoring fellow carpenters, apprentices, and laborers. The carpenter identifies unsafe practices and reports them to the Foreman or Superintendent.

Dowbuilt describes itself as a construction company founded in 1980, with teams across the country. It builds innovative residential projects and provides home services, working with leading architects. The company emphasizes employee care, diversity, and professional development through communication, mentorship, and goal setting.

Requirements

• Experience hanging doors and setting windows.
• Experience waterproofing and knowledge of proper flashing for exterior doors and windows.
• Proficiency using a builder’s level.
• Thorough understanding of structural framing details.
• Knowledge of trim installation, including trim around doors, windows, base, base shoe, and crown molding.
• Familiarity with coping techniques for base and crown.
• Familiarity with scribing techniques for cabinetry and other trim work.
• Ability to mill materials to exact dimensions.
• Ability to cut tapers in trim boards when walls are out of plumb.
• Familiarity with making jigs for routing door and cabinet hardware.
• Familiarity with cabinetry and casework installation.
• Full understanding and working knowledge of tools required for high-level carpentry.
• Ability to install crown molding at various wall angles with coped or mitered joinery.
• Paneling fabrication and installation skills.
• Familiarity with some stair work, including handrails and skirt boards.
• Satisfactory math skills for figuring angles and pitches for roofs, stairs, and railings.
• Glue-up joinery skills for shelving, table, or bench tops.
• Familiarity with sharpening techniques for chisels and plane blades.
• U.S. work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret architectural and shop drawings.
• Manage building layout and dimensional control.
• Clarify deadlines, identify slipping deadlines early, and communicate revised deadlines to the Foreman and Superintendent.
• Prepare and execute the daily work plan.
• Work and plan with subcontractors to ensure the project is ready for them to begin work each day.
• Help fellow carpenters put new work into place, from framing to finish.
• Work with the Superintendent to order materials.
• Evaluate cabinets, door and window details, and shop drawings.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to fellow Carpenters, Apprentice Carpenters, and Laborers.
• Identify unsafe work practices by other workers or subcontractors and report them to the Foreman or Superintendent.

Benefits

• Competitive pay commensurate with skills and experience.
• 100% paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and $50,000 in basic life insurance for full-time employees, beginning on the first day of the month following date of hire.
• 35% medical and 30% dental and vision coverage for eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a 3% employer safe harbor contribution.
• Eight paid holidays each year, with no waiting period.
• Paid time off accrued at 0.046 hours per hour worked (approximately 12 days for full-time employees), with accrual increasing each January based on years of service up to 176 hours or 22 days annually.
• Annual tool stipend and tool loan policy.
• Education and tuition reimbursement program.
• Opportunities to build for Dowbuilt in other regions, if desired.
• Ongoing professional development, including support, mentorship, and regular goal setting.

What This Job Offers

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