Carpenter - Lake Main Campus

A Carpenter is responsible for constructing, installing, and repairing structures and fixtures made of wood, plywood, and other materials. They work on a variety of projects, from building frames for houses and commercial buildings to installing cabinets, doors, and flooring. A carpenter must be skilled in using tools, reading blueprints, and working with different types of materials to create precise and sturdy work. This role requires a combination of technical skills, attention to detail, and physical strength.

1. Preventative Maintenance & Repair

• Ensures that periodic equipment maintenance is carried out in order to control hospital and department costs and ensure the conservation of all hospital resources.

• Acts as a substitute for departmental staff until replacements arrive in an effort to ensure prudent departmental management and promote departmental effectiveness.

• Productivity

• Determines and solves problems concerning delays in work schedules in an effort to ensure timely and efficient project completion. Inspects work in progress in order to ensure job specification conformance.

• Always strives to make good use of time; seeks out more effective ways to complete task. Reasonably completes all duties scheduled during the work day without interference to the quality of work. Calculates quantity of materials needed for a job, ensures that supplies are available at all times.

• Assists in developing and recommending annual department operating and capital budgets and monitors the economical use and procurement of personnel, equipment, and supplies.

• Other Duties as Assigned

• Maintains work area in a neat, orderly and efficient manner at all times.

• Demostrates a complete understanding of all policies and procedures and accepted construction methods.

• Continually strives to learn and develop systems to prevent breakdown of equipment.

• Attends inhouse educational programs that are relative to the established carpenter duties.

• Consistently notifies supervisor of possible problem areas.

• Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess a situation and choose appropriate course of action.

2 years building/hospital maintenance experience

Education

Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training

Special Skills

Working knowledge of all crafts Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching Frequent prolonged standing/walking Pushes/pulls or moves/lifts heavy equipment/supplies.