Senior Carpenter

Location

Type, TX | United States

Job description

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work.

UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission.

Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as a Senior Carpenter in the Carpentry department. This is a maintenance carpentry position that will be responsible for light carpentry work, cabinet installation and repair, ceiling tile and grid repair, hanging of pictures and whiteboards, and door repairs.

Required Experience and Education 

• Graduation from high school, GED, or vocational school.
• Five (5) years skilled or journeyman level experience as a carpenter in a commercial, institution or healthcare setting, knowledge of door hardware,
• Proficiency in the use of large power tools (ex: table saw, circular saw, router, miter saw, etc.).
• Journeyman Carpenter License preferred, not required.

Job Duties

• Performs carpentry work involved in areas of construction, alteration, maintenance and repair of building structures, components and systems.
• Designs and builds tables, doors, shelves, bookcases and a wide variety of specialized fabrications.
• Builds metal stud, sheet rock walls, install metal doorjambs, window frames, ceilings and various articles constructed of wood and/or metal.
• Acts as a Lead to employees and addresses peers and directs work flow in the supervisor’s absence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:

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