Qualified Craft Worker (Carpentry) (37.5 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Danbury, CT

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) is seeking a full-time Qualified Craft Worker (Carpentry) for its Environmental & Facilities Maintenance Trades Department in Danbury, Connecticut. The department provides skilled trades services across both university campuses. This role performs highly skilled carpentry work to help maintain safe, functional campus facilities. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., for 37.5 hours per week, on the first shift. The position reports directly to the Building Maintenance Supervisor. A medical exam, drug screen, and criminal background check are required before an offer of employment. The role involves a full range of skilled carpentry duties, including construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of structures and facilities. Duties may also involve related trades, equipment operation, emergency response, and work in varying conditions. Incumbents may need to obtain or maintain appropriate licenses, permits, or certifications. The work may involve moderate to heavy lifting, protective equipment, exposure to injury risks, extreme weather, or environmental conditions, and hazardous-materials training as required by the appointing authority.

Requirements

Four years of experience in the carpentry trade.
At least two years of the general experience must involve performing skilled carpentry trades.
Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply standard tools, materials, methods, and carpentry trade practices.
Interpersonal skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prepare estimates and maintain shop records.
Ability to use computer software.
Incumbents may be required to possess or acquire and retain appropriate current licenses, permits, and/or certifications.
Adequate physical strength, stamina, agility, visual acuity, and auditory acuity to perform the duties.
A medical exam, drug screen, and criminal background check are required before an offer of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing advanced-level carpentry tasks in accordance with standard trade practices and codes.
Experience altering, repairing, and maintaining structures and facilities.
Experience performing advanced-level bench work using equipment such as power saws, wood lathes, planers, boring machines, sanding machines, and mortising machines.
Experience building and repairing cabinets.
Experience cleaning, sharpening, and repairing hand and bench tools.
Experience laying resilient flooring and Formica.
Experience estimating time and personnel and determining and obtaining required materials for assigned tasks.
Experience maintaining shop records.
Experience working independently.
Experience performing duties related to similar trades.
Experience cutting glass and glazing windows.
Experience fabricating signs.
Experience acting as a liaison with operating units and outside contacts.
Experience operating heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

Perform skilled carpentry tasks in accordance with standard trade practices and codes.
Alter, repair, and maintain structures and facilities.
Perform bench work using equipment such as power saws, jointers, wood lathes, planers, boring machines, sanding machines, and mortising machines.
Build and repair cabinets.
Clean, sharpen, and repair hand and bench tools.
Lay resilient flooring and Formica.
Estimate time and personnel needs and determine and obtain materials for assigned tasks.
Maintain necessary shop records.
Perform duties related to similar trade areas as required.
May cut glass and glaze windows.
May fabricate signs.
May act as a liaison with other operating units and outside contacts.
May operate heavy equipment.
May respond to fire and/or crash emergencies at state-owned airports.