Duke University Health System Job Description:
CARPENTER, SENIOR (4018)

Job Title: CARPENTER, SENIOR  Job Code: 4018 
FLSA: Pay Target: D2 
Date: 09/11/2023   Supervisory Responsibility: No 

General Description of the Job Class

Perform journeyman level carpentry work in the planning, laying out, construction, repair and assembly of temporary and permanent buildings, additions, partitions and wooden structures and fixtures; provide technical guidance and direction to lower level personnel.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Perform journeyman level carpentry work in the construction, repair and renovation of floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, and screens from blueprints, sketches, and verbal instructions.

Install glass in windows, doors and partitions; replace damaged ceiling and floor tile and other damaged equipment.

Operate woodworking equipment and machines to saw, plane, drill or mortise lumber for doors, cabinets, shelves, molding and related fixtures; cut mortises for locks and hinges; hang doors.

Estimate amount of required lumber and supplies for projects; select the type of lumber and material necessary.

Inspect completed work and direct any rework or modification.

Provide technical guidance and direction to lower level personnel.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education:

Work requires an educational background normally equivalent to a high school education with shop work courses.

 

Experience:

Work requires 2 years of broad experience in carpentry to acquire knowledge of the methods and techniques of the carpentry trade.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:

N/A

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

WORK WITH BLUEPRINTS WORK WITH SKETCHES

CELING REPAIR

REPLACE FLOOR TILES

REPAIR FLASHINGS

INSTALL DOORS

REPLACE GLASS/ GLAZING

 

Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level

N/A

 

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


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