Finish Carpenter

Dowbuilt • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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

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.
• Experience fabricating and installing paneling.
• 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 so the project is ready for their work each day.
• Help fellow carpenters put new work in place, from framing to finish.
• Work with the Superintendent to order materials.
• Evaluate cabinets, door and window details, and shop drawings.
• Mentor and coach 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 the first 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 annual accrual increases based on years of service up to 176 hours/22 days per year.
• Annual tool stipend and tool loan policy.
• Education and tuition reimbursement program.
• Opportunities to build for Dowbuilt in other regions, if desired.

What This Job Offers

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