Do you love to work with your hands, solve problems, and see the tangible results of your work at the end of the day? Maine Passive House, one of the area’s leading general contractors of energy efficient homes, is looking for a full-time Carpenter with at least 2 years of residential construction experience.
If you're motivated by quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and building science, we'd love to hear from you. We value diversity in our crew and encourage people of color, women, and LGBTQ carpenters to apply. We hope you will be invested in our jobs and company mission, we will prioritize supporting your job aspirations and work life balance. We have a diverse crew with very little turnover, we laugh a lot and enjoy our work. Our operations are within a 45 minute drive of Bethel and Norway, ME.
General Description: The Carpenters on our team can follow specific instructions from a Lead Carpenter, demonstrate true manual dexterity, a good understanding of wood frame construction, a firm grasp of safety, basic tool use, accurate cutting and framing, and understanding of different material applications. You can read plans, understand basic building science and building envelope details, and are adept at problem-solving. You can work both independently and cooperatively, communicate with the team about the building process and job site/material needs, ask questions when necessary, and begin to form relationships with subcontractors. You will help teach and include Apprentices and assist with job site cleanup. You have the ability to anticipate the next steps in a build project and are constantly thinking ahead.
Required Tools: Tool belt, tape, framing hammer, speed square, utility knife, screw drivers, cat’s paw, prybar, and chalk line. Required Attire: Work gloves, appropriate work clothing and footwear, and basic personal protective equipment (ear protection, safety glasses, etc).
Physical Requirements: The ability to stand and walk for extended periods, frequently lift and carry heavy objects (up to 50-75 pounds), bend, kneel, climb ladders, reach overhead, and perform fine motor skills with hands and fingers to operate various tools, all while maintaining good balance and dexterity in varying work environments
Skill Set:
• Ability to accomplish tasks proficiently by themselves and accomplish without supervision.
• Ability to layout wall framing, floor framing, and limited roof framing and proficient in wall, floor, and all but complicated roof framing.
• Can operate all required tools, table saw, and compound miter saw safely and efficiently.
• Can be involved in all phases of exterior siding and trim. • Can lay all phases of hardwood flooring and build and apply interior trim.
• Can assist in hanging kitchen cabinets, install doorknobs, adjust doors, etc.
• Ability to apply roofing underlayment and finishes.
• Proficient in door and window installation and flashing procedures.
• Can perform accurate sill layout.
• Roofing skills include valleys, edge and ridge cap, metal roofing, and shingles.
• Understands and can spot/adjust, trouble shoot all waterproofing, flashing, and underlayment scenarios. • Proficient in interior trim installation.
• Able to hang kitchen cabinets as the lead, including layout, leveling, trouble shooting, room discrepancy solutions.
• Proficient in elements of airtight construction.
• Proficient in thermal bridge free construction.
• Can cut and install rough and finished stairs alongside a Lead Carpenter.
• Proficient in safe usage of all ladder, scaffold and harness equipment as well as set up and safety monitoring.
• Can make basic to midlevel material lists for framing, sheathing, and trim.
• Global understanding of all major aspects of construction projects company performs (as opposed to sequential learning). Involves being able to foresee the next several steps so as not to have to back track, duplicate work, or do unnecessary work because of oversight.
• Able to give sequential instructions to Apprentices within company protocol.
Preferred Qualifications: OSHA-10 Safety Training
Job Type: Full Time, In person.
Pay: $25.00-$35.00 per hour