Trades Specialist IV - Construction Shop Carpentry

$41,000 - $41,000/Yr

Clemson University - Clemson, SC

Full-time - Entry Level

Clemson, SC

Educational Services

About the position

The Trades Specialist IV - Construction Shop Carpentry position at Clemson University involves performing a variety of carpentry and related duties that require both routine and advanced professional skills and technical knowledge. This role is essential for maintaining, remodeling, and repairing structures, ensuring that the university's facilities are safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing. The specialist will be responsible for designing, building, installing, and repairing various structural woodwork, flooring, ceilings, and cabinetry. This position also includes providing training and mentorship to less experienced employees and serving as a lead in the absence of the primary lead. In this role, the specialist will engage in carpentry maintenance, which constitutes a significant portion of the job. This includes maintaining the appearance and structural integrity of buildings, which involves tasks such as installing and repairing doors, windows, and walls, as well as constructing and setting forms for various projects. The specialist will also be involved in carpentry construction, which requires reading and comprehending plans and blueprints, selecting appropriate lumber types and grades, and estimating costs, time, and materials for carpentry projects. Collaboration with customers to ensure their needs are met is also a key aspect of this role. General maintenance duties are also part of the job, where the specialist will work alongside other trades to facilitate their work and ensure safety. This includes creating access points in ceilings, walls, and floors, as well as erecting scaffolding to minimize the use of ladders. Safety is a critical component of this position, as the specialist will promote safe workplace practices and comply with all relevant safety regulations, including OSHA mandates and university policies. Finally, the role includes a significant focus on training and mentorship, where the specialist will lead and guide others in applicable procedures and techniques, ensuring that all team members are compliant with industry standards and university requirements.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, installs and repairs structural woodwork, flooring, ceilings, and cabinetry.
• Maintains building appearance and structural integrity, including doors and window trim.
• Assists in constructing walls, remodeling, and hanging and finishing drywall.
• Installs and repairs all types of structures and performs related tasks involving interior and exterior finish of carpentry work.
• Installs structural components of buildings such as joists, braces, wood and metal studs, posts, columns and trusses.
• Installs and repairs ceilings, siding, wood and metal doors and windows.
• Installs and repairs walls and floors.
• Constructs and sets forms.
• Fabricates, installs and repairs interior components such as shelving, benches, lab tables, cabinets and partitions.
• Fabricates, refits, and installs doors, locks, and trim.
• Reads and comprehends plans and blueprints.
• Recognizes and selects appropriate lumber types and grades.
• Makes rough sketches and estimates cost, time and materials of carpentry projects.
• Works with customers to provide them with a better product.
• Works with other trades to help them perform their jobs more easily and safely.
• Creates accesses in ceilings, walls, and floors.
• Installs catwalks in ceilings, attics and over objects.
• Erects safe scaffolding to minimize use of tall ladders.
• Promotes a safe workplace and safe work practices.
• Complies with all applicable OSHA safety mandates and enforcement of University LOTO & PPE policy.
• Complies with all EPA/DHEC rules.
• Promotes positive and productive relationships within and between shops.
• Leads, guides, and/or trains others in applicable procedures and techniques.
• Completes the required training and testing to maintain applicable licensing, and compliance for industry and University.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of carpentry techniques and practices.
• Experience in maintenance, remodeling, and repairs involving carpentry.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and plans.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a supervisory or lead role.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety regulations and compliance.
• Knowledge of other trades such as plumbing or electrical work.