Carpenter

SUMMARY

Assembles, installs or repairs wooden, metal and other furnishings in ships using hand tools, power tools
and measuring instruments following blueprints or instructions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
 
Lays out and cuts wooden parts
Size and manufacture shipping crates for parts and materials
Fabricates, assembles and installs deck houses, doors, joiner bulkheads and other structural, non-structural members and erect / dismantle minor scaffolding
Fabricates and installs wood and steel paneling
Lays linoleum on decks or ladder treads
Installs fiberglass, cork and urethane insulation
Cuts and fits glass in skylights, cabins, or other parts of the ship
Attaches metal fitting to wooden parts of ships
Works with little supervision
Prepares support flat and shaped blocks for launching and dry docking of ships
May be assigned miscellaneous tasks outside craft as required
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
 
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.
 
Ability to read, interpret and work from blueprints, job specifications and carpentry manuals
Fairly extensive practical knowledge of carpentry work, preferably in the marine field
Able to operate carpenter's power and hand tools, and to construct simple structures and framing
Knowledge of basic mathematics
 
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High School Diploma - Three to five years related experience and/or training.
 
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and
procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively
before groups of customers or employees of organization.
 
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
 
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or
diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations.
 
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
None
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently
required to stand (minimum of two hours while conducting regular work duties), walk, sit, use hands and
fingers, reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl on board ships. The
employee will frequently use both hands to grasp rails while climbing, to hold and carry tools and
equipment, to operate tools and machinery. The employee must be able to respond to voice or visual
commands. The employee must be able to lift 50 pounds on a consistent (daily) basis.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job: wet or humid conditions (non-weather),
working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places; exposure to fumes or
airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold or extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and
vibration. The employee must be able to work in confined spaces. The noise level in the work
environment is usually loud.
 
SAFETY
Must comply with Company safety rules and OSHA standards. Must be physically and medically qualified
to wear required personal protective equipment as prescribed under OSHA standards.
 
USE OF TOOL REQUIREMENTS
 
Hand saws
Key hole saws
Hack saw
Measuring tape
Block plane
No. 4 hand plane
Aviation snips - straight, left & right
String line
Crescent Wrench
Wonder Bar
Putty Knives
Glass Cutter
Claw Hammer
Chalk line
Center punch & nail sets
Pliers
Bevel Guage
Utility knife
Cat's claw
Pencil compass & dividers
Crow bar - 24" or longer
End snips
Pencils
Scale rule
Cold chisel
Various machine saws and other power equipment
“Northeast Ship Repair is an Equal Employment Employer”
 
EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
All applicants must submit an application electronically
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