Carpenter

We are seeking a skilled Carpenter to join our team at the City of Somerville. As a Carpenter, you will be responsible for constructing, altering, and repairing structures, buildings, furniture, equipment, and fixtures made of wood or similar materials.

• Construct, alter, and repair structures, buildings, furniture, equipment, and fixtures made of wood or similar materials.
• Fabricate, alter, and repair structural woodwork, floors, stairways, and fixtures.
• Perform tasks such as measuring, sawing, squaring, drilling, sanding, fitting, and fastening.
• Repair equipment such as desks, chairs, tables, shelves, and cabinets.
• Hang doors and repair related hardware.
• Repair windows, frames, and screens.
• Perform unskilled labor duties such as digging holes, trenches, and other excavations, shoveling materials, leveling areas, delivering supplies, and assisting other personnel.

• 5+ years of experience in carpentry or a related field.
• Ability to receive and interpret written and oral instructions from a supervisor.
• Good health, dependability, and ability to perform hard physical work.
• Ability to use tools of trade in a workmanlike manner.
• Valid Massachusetts Class D driver's license.
• Valid Massachusetts Department of Public Safety Builder's License, Department of Labor & Industries Contractor License, or Board of Building Regulations & Standards Construction Supervisors License.

This position primarily works indoors but may be subject to outdoor environmental conditions, including wet, hot, and cold, and exposure to fumes, dust, and air contaminants.

The physical demands of this job include frequent bending, crawling, climbing, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, crouching, stooping, moving about, hearing, and speaking. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and greater than 50 pounds using appropriate equipment.

The City of Somerville offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, dental coverage, vision care, long-term disability, group and voluntary life insurance, health care and dependent care flexible spending, deferred compensation plans, free confidential services through the Employee Assistance Program, annual cancer screening and wellness release, Somerville Retirement Pension System, tuition reimbursement, MBTA pass program, and FREE Blue Bikes membership.