CARPENTER

     ALL JURISDICTIONS

  DEFINITION:

 Under a supervisory officer, does general carpentry work involved
 in the layout, construction, repair and maintenance of buildings
 and of household, office, and institution equipment and
 furnishing: does other related duties.

 NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only.  
 A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this 
 job specification.  Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Repairs broken and malfunctioning furniture, doors, window cords
 and sashes, venetian blinds, screens, locks, glass panes, and
 other types of equipment, and makes and installs window frames
 and sashes, screens, trim, doors, flooring, siding, sheathing,
 stairs, railing porches, cabinets, and simple furniture.

 Constructs and repairs buildings and structures, making use of
 any appropriate wood joints such as dovetail, miter, mortise, and
 tenon.

 Replaces damaged ceiling panels, wall coverings, or floor
 segments such as inlaid parquet pieces.

 Builds bookcases, cabinets, tables, fan brackets, stands,
 screens, partitions, and other types of equipment.

 Makes various types of rafter cuts; lays out and cuts stair horse
 stringers; erects scaffolding; constructs and installs cribbing
 and form for concrete; sets and operates a variety of woodworking
 machines including power saws and attachments, planers, jointers,
 sanders, electric drills, and routers.

 Makes emergency carpentry repairs.

 Instructs inmates and/or patients in carpentry work and ensures
 their safety, custody, and work progress.

 Builds and makes repairs to special truck bodies.

 Makes time and materials estimates.

 Makes reports of personnel, time supplies, and work completed.

 Maintains records.

 In the Department of Human Services, may be required to undergo
 fire-training classes.

 May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
 agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 EXPERIENCE:

 Three (3) years of experience in carpentry work involving
 the layout, construction, repair, and maintenance of buildings
 and office equipment and furnishings.

 LICENSE:

 Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license
 valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather
 than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential
 duties of the position.

 LICENSE

 Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver¿s 
 License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type 
 of vehicle being operated.

 NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor 
 vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles 
 they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

 KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES

 Knowledge of methods and problems involved in inspecting,
 repairing, constructing and maintaining buildings, furniture,
 ventilators, window cords, sashes, screens, locks, and other
 equipment.

 Ability to analyze carpentry work, organize work, and develop
 work methods.

 Ability to carry out directions and/or work from blueprints or
 drawings.

 Ability to make carpentry repairs and to do carpentry
 construction work.

 Ability to make efficient, safe use of standard carpentry tools
 and equipment including, planers, joiners, and band and crosscut
 saws, shapers, and other specialized tools and machinery.

 Ability to requisition, store, safeguard, and use carpentry
 equipment, materials, and supplies.

 Ability to take safety precautions.

 Ability to prepare reports of equipment and materials used, time
 spent, and work completed.

 Ability to maintain records.

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
 manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
 office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
 English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
 acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  If
 the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
00970
L
C
  
N/A
12
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 3/17/2007