Job Description

Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 13 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.  

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

All travel is local within the Salt Lake Valley in a County provided vehicle. Salt Lake County provides all tools and PPE necessary to do all our jobs. Come join our great team of Carpenters and enjoy your job every day.

JOB SUMMARY

Performs carpentry work at the journeyman level by applying trade skills to construct, erect, install, fabricate, dismantle, and repair structures, formwork, framing of wood, metal, and other related building materials.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Four (4) years’ experience in at least one of the areas described in the essential functions.

A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah shall be required at the time of hire.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Will perform one or more of the following essential functions based on previous experience and expertise:
• Framing: Construct walls and other structures. Construct window and door frames as well as staircases and flooring and installing temporary supports for structures as required. Accurately measure, cut, and shape lumber, wood, steel, and other building materials. Attach building materials using screws, nuts, and bolts. Erect temporary structures such as scaffolds and hoists. Perform repairs on existing framework structures that are damaged or needing remodel.
• Finish Carpentry: Accomplishes a variety of finishing work by trimming, fitting, and installing windows, doors, moldings, baseboards, paneling, etc. Assembly and installation of custom boxes, cabinetry, and countertops. Hanging doors and prepping for installation. Carpet and ceiling grid systems installation and repair.
• Concrete: Knowledge of concrete layout, and lays and ties rebar. Constructs forms for concrete structures. Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs to specified textures, using hand tools or power tools, including floats, trowels, and screeds.
• Roofing: evaluating roofing system needs and requirements; ordering and gathering repair supplies; completing installation. Remove old roofing materials, install new roofing, inspect, and repair any damages, install insulation and membrane. Knowledge of Bitumen, TPO, EPDM, PVC, Metal, Asphalt, Single ply and /or EPDM roofing.
• Drywall: experience in hanging, installing, patching, repairing, and finishing drywall including texture matching.
• Painting: Commercial type painting, Brush, Spray, Roll. Painting new construction, remodels, and existing surfaces. Performs parking lot striping and curb painting. Experience with epoxies and floor coverings, and masking, caulking, cleaning, painting etc.
• Transports and operates light, medium, and/or heavy-duty
• Read blueprints, schematics, hazard warnings, and safety instructions. May lay out jobs, makes rough sketches showing materials and dimensions, estimates labor, determines methods, material, and time requirements, and ensures that code requirements and safety regulations and safe work practices are followed.
• Prepares a variety of routine records and reports, maintains records of work requests and routine equipment maintenance and safety
• May assist with loading and unloading dock deliveries and
• Keeps alert for facility problems that could be safety or security
• May order and maintain materials and supplies.
• Assembles/disassembles, designs, relocates, and repairs modular furniture systems such as partitions, workstations, shelving, and other office
• Maintains facility grounds which may include cutting grass, weeding, watering, aerating, fertilizing, seeding turf, trimming shrubbery, and snow
• Performs other general functions as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Methods, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to perform facilities and grounds construction, maintenance, and repair
• Grounds maintenance and gardening (care of flowers, shrubs, trees, fertilizing)
• Preventative maintenance techniques
• Standard Safety Practices and procedures common to facilities and grounds construction and maintenance and working around the public.
• General knowledge of contracting methods, such as building and framing walls, plumbing, electrical, painting, and carpentry.
• Proper hand and power tools needed for assigned tasks, their usage, and maintenance.
• Cleaning methods and techniques, sanitation principles, fire codes, and proper use of cleaning chemicals and supplies

Skills and Abilities to:

• Respond to public and co-workers inquires in a courteous and positive
• Operate and maintain equipment and tools needed to accomplish assigned
• Interact and communicate effectively with other trade professionals, facility staff, and public.
• Act and work independently with minimum supervision, make decisions, and prioritize
• Follow written and verbal instructions and
• Prepare and maintain proper records and reports.