Trades Specialist, Carpenter

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Bargaining Unit:

CSEA

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Trades Specialist, Carpenter.

Trades Specialists (Carpenter) perform journey-level carpentry work and may supervise others in the construction and repair of structures and other wood items. In addition to carpentry this trade includes roofing, millwork, furniture construction, furniture finishing and repair, and cabinet work and use of common construction tools and equipment. Incumbents may also install and adjust door and building hardware, including locks, door closures, door knobs, hinges, door checks, sash fittings, and other lock work activities.

Illustrative Tasks

• Builds, repairs, and installs such items as counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, windows, building framework, roofs, and trim following verbal or written instructions utilizing the tools of the carpentry trade and following standard carpentry techniques.
• Installs and repairs ceiling and floor tiles.
• Does general millwork; may build cabinets, furniture, and other wooden equipment in the shop using woodworking machines.
• Maintains shop machinery.
• May keep inventory and control of the distribution of carpentry tools and equipment and maintain such equipment.
• May conduct inspections of the facility to determine maintenance needs and recommend priorities for repair based on the nature of the maintenance problem.
• Trades Specialists (Carpenter) may supervise and instruct others in the construction and repair of structures and other wooden items.
• Assigns work to a maintenance staff.
• May draw rough sketches or prepare plans to scale from verbal or written instructions to accomplish a project.
• May review plans and recommend and order the kind, quantity, and quality of materials to be used.
• Assembles materials, tools, and equipment required to accomplish the work according to plan.
• Lays out the work for staff and performs such skilled tasks as laying out the cutting of roof trusses and stairs, hanging doors, and installing hardware.
• May give verbal instruction and/or demonstrate proper carpentry techniques and the use of carpentry tools and equipment.
• Observes and inspects work in progress and when completed to ensure that the job is done properly.

Required Qualifications:

• Non-competitive: 4-years of full-time experience in carpentry work under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services;
  • OR successful completion of the 2-year Trades Specialist (Carpenter) traineeship or a 2-year carpenter training, apprenticeship, OR equivalent program* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.

(* Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of "C" or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.)

Preferred Qualifications:

55 B/C Qualifications: 

• Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. To be considered, you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.
• It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

As per civil service guidelines

• $50,425 - $61,548 Base Salary plus $4,000 Location Pay

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at or via email at 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources