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Carpenter I

  • 492680
  • Full-Time
  • Minor In-House Construction

Department: Minor In-House Construction

Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Under direct supervision, constructs, installs, repairs and renovates structures and fixtures of university offices, suites and laboratories.

1. Reads and interprets blueprints, drawings and instructions to build, maintain and repair various types of facilities and structures.

2. Performs demolition of offices, classrooms, and labs prior to renovations.

3. Designs and builds custom cabinets, shelving and furniture, such as plastic laminate, drawer glides, adjustable shelves, cabinet locks and latches.

4. Constructs walls using both metal and word stud framing; installs drywall, tapes and floats.

5. Paints facility and/or structure per specifications.

6. Constructs, erects, installs and repairs door frames and closures, mortises door hinges.

7. Designs, installs and modifies suspended ceilings; designs and/or constructs lay out design for ceiling tiles and installs the tiles and acoustical grid. Works with other departments in designing light layouts and location of drops.

8. Cuts and lays vinyl composition floor tile, sheet vinyl, rubber floor tile; applies and cuts ceramic tile on walls and floors.

9. Installs and cuts glass in doors, windows, office partitions, fire hose cabinets etc.

10. May serve on special task force during periods of emergency, such as floods, storms, hurricanes, etc.

11. Performs other job -related duties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED.

Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience. Requires a valid Texas Driver's License.

 

Additional Posting Information:

  • Experience will be considered in lieu of education.  
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
 
The policy of the University of Houston-System and its universities is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, military status, genetic information, sex (including gender and pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or status, or gender expression, except where such a distinction is required by law.

 

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