Carpenter - Health Sciences Center

The Health Sciences Center department of Facilities Management at West Virginia University is accepting applications for a Carpenter.

About the Opportunity

Under the direction of the Lead or Manager, this position will perform building maintenance and renovations. Position will perform carpentry, painting, finishing, masonry, and demolition tasks.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Receive work orders through Unifier (CMMS). Interfaces with University Police dispatch, Supervisors, Managers, and customers to finalize project needs and scope. Review and complete work order documentation including material acquisition, time sheets, comments and close out. Assists Lead with multi-craft project assignments and building maintenance.
• Required to read and review prints and drawings on new and existing building projects for repair or construction associated with specific job duties and expertise.
• Provides continual inspection of assigned area to ensure maintenance is completed on schedule; recommends to the Lead/Manager major repair needs.
• Coordinate with contractors, suppliers, engineers, architects, customers, etc. to ensure timely and cost-effective repairs and projects.
• May perform various other skilled or unskilled tasks as required to secure facility, make repairs, protect property or enable the University to conduct business.
• Relocate furniture, lab equipment and other items within the Health Sciences Center and related facilities as needed for the project. Will remove/attach/replace or assemble pictures, cabinets, modular furnishings, new furniture and/or shelving.
• Will maintain safe standards and working conditions following all state, local, and federal requirements.
• Rebuild and/or renovate areas following blueprints and general instructions. Incumbent will layout, frame, hang drywall, install ceilings, lay carpet, lay floor tile, finish drywall and install a variety of moldings as detailed in drawing.
• Will perform various labor duties such as digging, carrying, climbing, lifting, keeping work areas clean, tool inventory, materials storage, pick up materials from Warehouse, etc. May also be required to operate various equipment such as fork-lift, hand trucks, etc.
• Custom build shelving/containers or support items as designed or outlined to support research equipment or to meet the needs of office, lab or classroom activities. Install a variety of screens, whiteboards, display boards or custom build support systems for specialized research items.
• Assist and or lay blocks, form and pour concrete, patch plaster and perform other duties associated with the mason trades.
• Hang and finish a variety of wall coverings. Require moving, loading and transport all materials and equipment necessary to complete all phases of assigned maintenance and or construction projects.
• Will operate and utilize various computerized software programs to include Unifier CMMS, Applaud, Mountaineer Marketplace, Outlook and Microsoft Office.
• Required to leave work sight in clean and orderly fashion daily.
• Ensures that proper safety procedures and PPE are used while performing job duties.
• May be assigned to assist or work with other crafts as necessary to complete job.
• Required to work mandatory overtime as assigned. Must be available for repair and/or assistance for problems that may arise such as emergencies, shut-downs, etc. at times other than regular work hours and pre-scheduled work.
• Maintains the original scope of project to ensure project cost control.
• May fill in for Lead as assigned. Must be able to operate computers utilizing various software programs such as: Building maintenance management programs involving work orders, and materials accountability, building support systems and other systems as necessary.
  

Pay Grade:14

Hours: Monday thru Friday 7 am - 3 pm

The Health Sciences Center department of Facilities Management at West Virginia University is accepting applications for a Carpenter.

About the Opportunity

Under the direction of the Lead or Manager, this position will perform building maintenance and renovations. Position will perform carpentry, painting, finishing, masonry, and demolition tasks.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Receive work orders through Unifier (CMMS). Interfaces with University Police dispatch, Supervisors, Managers, and customers to finalize project needs and scope. Review and complete work order documentation including material acquisition, time sheets, comments and close out. Assists Lead with multi-craft project assignments and building maintenance.
• Required to read and review prints and drawings on new and existing building projects for repair or construction associated with specific job duties and expertise.
• Provides continual inspection of assigned area to ensure maintenance is completed on schedule; recommends to the Lead/Manager major repair needs.
• Coordinate with contractors, suppliers, engineers, architects, customers, etc. to ensure timely and cost-effective repairs and projects.
• May perform various other skilled or unskilled tasks as required to secure facility, make repairs, protect property or enable the University to conduct business.
• Relocate furniture, lab equipment and other items within the Health Sciences Center and related facilities as needed for the project. Will remove/attach/replace or assemble pictures, cabinets, modular furnishings, new furniture and/or shelving.
• Will maintain safe standards and working conditions following all state, local, and federal requirements.
• Rebuild and/or renovate areas following blueprints and general instructions. Incumbent will layout, frame, hang drywall, install ceilings, lay carpet, lay floor tile, finish drywall and install a variety of moldi