Carpenter II

Position Justification

Position Information
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Position Title
Carpenter II


Unit Name
Facilities Management


Salary Grade
Skilled Crafts & Maintenance


Number of Months
12 months


Full-time or Part-time
Full-Time


Hours per week
40


Proposed Annual Salary, Hourly Rate or One-time payment

Essential Duties

• Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Selects specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepares layout. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter's level.
• Erects framework for structures and lays sub flooring.
• Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
• Covers sub floor with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood strip-block floors by nailing floors to sub floor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
• Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required; some college or technical school coursework and/or practical knowledge required
• At least 3 years of experience in work described in the essential duties

Other Skills and Abilities

• Valid driver's license
• Perform work efficiently with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of materials, tools and techniques of the trade
• Must have ability to respond to emergencies after hours when on call as required

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, lift up to 10 pounds; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell, lift up to 25 pounds; frequently required to talk or hear.

The employee may have exposure to conditions with risk of injury; regularly required to work near moving mechanical parts; occasionally required to work in/exposed to the following: wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, risk or electrical shock, vibration, and moderate noise

Job Description Summary


Lays-out, constructs, erects, installs, repairs, finishes, preserves and weatherproofs interior and exterior structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, conforming to local building codes.

Hours of Availability

Background Check Statement


Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.

Requisition Detail Information


Requisition Number
FY20758NF


Open Date
06/03/2026


Will this job have a specific close date?
No


Close Date

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