CARPENTER HELPER

Job Description

Job Description

PURPOSE:

To help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding material or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

• Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
• Assist Carpenter in layouts.
• Install fasteners/hardware.
• Place and nail blocking and bracing.
• Assist in aligning and squaring walls.
• Cut miscellaneous material to size as directed by carpenter.
• Stacking trusses, install fascia and roof sheathing
• Other duties as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Framing or woodworking experience strongly preferred.
• Must be able to travel to various job sites.
• Must be able to pass a drug test.
• Must provide original, valid, and unexpired document(s) that satisfy the Form I-9 employment

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to follow instructions from supervisors, foremen, and carpenters.
• Ability to use basic power tools and hand tools.
• Ability to add and subtract in all units of standard US measures, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must be able to read a tape measure.
• Must be alert to surroundings; position requires high degree of situational awareness.
• Ability to bend, stop and move repetitively while working with power tools.
• Ability wo work outside, in all-weather conditions, frequent walking, standing, bending, and reaching.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently and greater than 100 lbs. Occasionally.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and weekends.