Carpenter - Harris County (TX) : Job Details

Position Description

Working At Harris County Precinct 4:

You will be surrounded by team members who bring heart, hustle, and higher standards to work each day. These leaders advance opportunity and justice as they deliver services to and advocate for the residents of Harris County. The team you will be joining is innovative, dynamic, and forward-looking.

What you will do for Harris County Precinct 4 (HCP4)

Harris County Precinct 4 is seeking a Carpenter. This position constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, conforming to local building codes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

* Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to the 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, shaped materials, and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.

* Verifies trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter's level.

* Erects wood and/or metal stud framework for structures and lays subflooring.

* Builds stairs, lays out, and installs partitions and cabinetwork.

* Applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.

* Fits and installs weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.

* Finnish: knowledge of carpentry, siding, sheetrock, and concrete are all desirable skills.

* Constructs forms, installs wire, ties rebar for pouring concrete.

* Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.

* May require working before, during, or after an emergency or disaster at the department's discretion.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) ###-#### or email [email protected]

Requirements

Education:

* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Experience:

* Minimum of three (3) years of related experience and/or training as a carpenter

* Equivalent combination of trade school education and experience may be considered

Licensure:

* Valid Texas driver's license with a good driving record.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manual.

* Can write routine reports and correspondence.

* Knows how to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of Precinct 4.

* Capacity to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

* Excellence in applying concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

* Practical problem-solving with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

* Skilled in interpreting a variety of instructions furnished.

* Ability to work with others and be team oriented.

* Flexible personality, open to new ideas, and suggestions.

* Good observational skills.

* Initiative, ingenuity, and perseverance to complete projects.

* Polite communication and direction to others as necessary.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resume will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type, Salary and Typical Hours of Work:

* Regular | Full-time | 40 hours per week

* This may include weekends and holidays.

* Salary | Dependent on Qualifications

Location:

* Location: Tomball, Tx

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach with hands and arms; frequently required to sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.

* The carpenter must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

* The employee is periodically exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; vibration; night-time shifts; and routine use of a computer monitor.

* The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Featured Benefits:

Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment. Vacation, sick-time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time. Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement. Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.

HOW TO APPLY:

If this job sounds interesting, you meet the required qualifications, and you can see yourself working for Precinct 4 as a Carpenter, we invite you to apply online.

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.

The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

* Medical Coverage

* Dental Coverage

* Vision Coverage

* Wellness Plan

* Life Insurance

* Long-term disability

* Employee Assistance Program

* Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

* Accrual rates increase based on years of service

* Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday

* Professional development opportunities

* Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

* Healthcare Reimbursement Account

* 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

* Retirement Pension (TCDRS)

* Flexible schedule (varies by department)

* Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

* High School or GED diploma

* Associate Degree

* Bachelor's Degree

* Master's Degree or higher

* None of the above

02

Which of the following best describes your verifiable related experience and/or training as a carpenter? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

* Less than three (3) years

* Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years

* Four (4) years or more but less than five (5) years

* Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years

* Six (6) years or more

* I do not have this experience

03

For this position, a valid Texas Driver's License is necessary. Do you meet the above requirement? (Please be sure to include all related details in the Certificates and Licenses section of your application.)

* Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Driver's License.

* Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Driver's License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Driver's License before the start date.

* No, I do not currently have a driver's license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.

* No, I do not currently have a valid driver's license.

Required Question

Agency Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-###-####

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