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Carpenter & Utility Worker
Anticipated hiring: Immediate
Westminster School, one of the leading independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, close-knit community of 95 faculty, 70 staff, and 430 male and female students (seventy-five percent boarding, twenty-five percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance, and involvement. Our motto describes our community – “virtute et numine” – by Grit & Grace.
General Summary
Westminster School has an exciting opportunity for a Carpenter and Utility Worker on its Simsbury, CT campus. Reporting to the Trades Manager, the Carpenter and Utility Worker is responsible for using carpentry skills to build and repair various structures and equipment throughout Westminster School which consists of 38 buildings. This is a 40-hour per week, 12-month position and reports directly to the Trades Manager. The schedule is Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm. Evenings, weekends, and special events will be required as needed.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with employees concerning work orders, prints, and sketches to understand the structure that needs to be built or repaired.
- Estimate equipment, tool, and material requirements for each job.
- Build, dismantle, and repair structures, walls, roofs, glass, and siding as assigned.
- Perform light carpentry including sheet rocking.
- Repair broken equipment such as chairs, desks, furniture, etc.
- Prepare and dismantle scaffolding as needed.
- Perform painting as needed.
- Operate all necessary tools to complete a job.
- Ensure tools and equipment are properly cleaned, stored, and maintained for optimum performance and safety.
- Maintain inventory of replacement parts and orders replacements.
- Comply with school and industry safety standards.
- Respond to emergency situations and resolve immediate safety concerns.
- Respond to after-hours emergency calls when needed.
- Miscellaneous duties:
- Assist with special events set-up.
- Help with snow removal as needed.
- Unload cargo from trucks.
- Move furniture and supplies.
- Pick up parts and supplies off campus.
- Assist other tradespeople with projects.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Trades Manager to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the maintenance department.
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Completion of formal carpenter apprenticeship program or equivalent training and experience required. Experience in a campus setting is strongly preferred.
- Thorough understanding of the correct and safe operation of all related tools and equipment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to draw accurate sketches to communicate the specifications for projects.
- Ability to take accurate measurements and calculations.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail is a must.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
- Must be able to work independently as well as with others.
- Must be positive and get along with visitors, vendors, students, and colleagues.
- Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record required.
To Apply
Pay is competitive and the employment package consists of excellent benefits, including outstanding health care coverage and retirement plan. To apply, please send a resume or work history to the Director of Human Resources, Pamela Daly, at pdaly@westminster-school.org.
Westminster School is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates of color. Westminster School reaffirms its long-standing nondiscriminatory policy and employs individuals of any race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at Westminster. Westminster does not discriminate in its hiring, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.
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In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.
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