Experienced Carpenter - Open Meadow Builders

About the Experienced Carpenter position

The Experienced Carpenter plays a key role in executing carpentry tasks with precision, supporting the Lead Carpenter, and maintaining the project schedule. With advanced carpentry skills, the Experienced Carpenter works efficiently on framing, roofing, siding, and interior trim, ensuring high-quality workmanship. They collaborate effectively with the jobsite team, including subcontractors, while guiding and mentoring less experienced carpenters. This role focuses on delivering excellent craftsmanship without the project management responsibilities of higher leadership roles. The Experienced Carpenter is also responsible for maintaining safety, organization, and clear communication on the jobsite.

 

Experienced Carpenter responsibilities are:

• Sets a positive example for the jobsite team by actively supporting everyone on the crew, regardless of skill level, and never openly criticizing other members of the project team
• Submits accurate timesheets on a weekly basis
• Consistently arrives at the jobsite on time, works within daily start and stop times, and takes break and lunch with crew
• Organizes workday and workflow to minimize overtime 
• Takes initiative to solve project problems and maintain high standards, involving the Lead Carpenter only when needed
• Works with Lead Carpenter/Project Manager/Site Supervisor to keep the jobsite stocked with required materials with three or fewer supplier trips per week
• Supports the Lead Carpenter in maintaining a clean and well-organized jobsite and ensuring personal, jobsite, and crew safety always
• Ensures good communication and prompt response to calls/texts/emails from others on the project team
• Submits coded receipts to the Lead Carpenter in a reliable and timely fashion
• Consistently demonstrates comprehension of the carpentry skills listed below and an ability to accomplish related tasks proficiently and with minimal supervision, backtracking, or re-work

 

Carpentry skill requirements are:

• Operation of all required tools safely and efficiently
• Setup, usage, and safety monitoring of all ladder, scaffold, and harness equipment
• Ability to achieve the highest levels of quality in all assigned carpentry tasks
• Accurate sill layout
• Layout and execution of level, plumb, and square wall framing, floor framing, and all levels of roof framing
• Application of sheathing and weather-resistive barriers (WRB)
• Application of various types of roofing underlayment
• Roofing activities include valleys, edge and ridge cap, and prep for gutters
• Window, skylight, and exterior door installation and flashing procedures
• Air-sealing methods
• Execution of all phases of exterior siding and trim
• Deck lay-out and installation
• Strapping and blocking installation
• Cutting and installation of rough and finished stairs
• Execution of all phases of interior trim installation
• Hanging kitchen cabinets, including managing layout, leveling, troubleshooting, and room discrepancies
• Creation of basic to mid-level material lists for framing, sheathing, and trim
• Ability to provide sequential instructions to Apprentices within company protocol

Requirements:

• Report to jobsite Monday-Friday 7:30-4:30. With optional over time as requested/approved.
• Maintain reliable and professional transportation capable of transporting personal tools to and from jobsite which may change daily at times may be requested to transport materials and/or company equipment. 
• Have and maintain in good working order a complete set of hand tools. Company to provide major power tools and equipment onsite.
• Willingness to teach less experienced carpenters and apprentice carpenters.
• High school diploma. 5 + years' experience in residential construction.

Open Meadows is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in our crew. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.