Carpenter                                                                                         Location: Denver, CO Milender White is an award winning Colorado- based general contractor providing comprehensive pre-construction and construction management services.

MW actively pursues, trains and retains exceptionally talented individuals who are able to support company growth as we continue to win coveted projects. We seek those who desire to perform at high levels on an individual and team basis.
 
Position summary:
We are looking for Carpenters with a strong work ethic, a professional appearance and demeanor, and a good overall knowledge of many construction types.  You must also display excellent customer service skills, including solid communication and interpersonal abilities, and the ability to interact in a positive way with a wide variety of different types of clients, subcontractors, fellow employees, management, and office personnel. 
 
Job responsibilities:
 
Rough Carpenter:

• Work with and be able to read blueprints or instructions from Supervisor
• Work with materials such as metal, wood, plastic, fiberglass, or drywall.
• Utilize power and hand tools such as chisels, planes, saws, drills, and sanders to repair and erect structures
• Join materials with nails, screws, staples, or adhesives
• Work on ladders, man-lifts, and the top beams of buildings
• Rigging loads and signaling crane operator
• Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and surveying equipment to ensure everything is level and secure
• Assemble and install vertical and horizontal form work
• Create structures for pouring concrete
• Build concrete forms for structures
• Build stairs and understand basic stair layout
• Build shoring bracing
• Erect form scaffolding
• Install partitions, doors, and windows
• Operate Heavy Equipment

 
Finisher Carpenter:

• Install cabinets and molding; build or repair cabinets, doors framework, floors, and other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter’s hand tools, and power tools
• Put up drywall, flooring and/or siding
• Remodel businesses
• Replace panes of glass, ceiling tiles, and doors
• Move and install machinery.
• Perform all duties in a safe manner
• Other duties as assigned

 

Job Qualifications:

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Ability to work safely and attend safety training as needed/appropriate
• Preferred 1+ years of experience in rough and/or finish carpentry
• Ability to monitor jobsite and work effectively with other team members and subcontractors
• Preferred qualified rigger
• Preferred CPR/First Aid certified
• Knowledge of trench and excavation safety
• Knowledge of workplace safety and safe lifting and handling procedures including skill saw, miter saw and jig saw
• Familiarity with appropriate local building codes
• Possession of basic hand tools
• Extensive knowledge of power tools
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Available to work weekends and evenings as needed
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Ability to estimate height, width, length and other proportions

• Must pass a background check
• Must be able to function as a responsible team member
• Must exhibit excellent communications and interpersonal skills including strong work ethic
• Reliable transportation to be at work regularly
• Ability to do basic math
• Understanding of proper Equipment maintenance

 
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Capable of climbing ladder of heights up to 20 feet
• Capable of carrying up to 80 lbs. (wears tool harness of 60-80 lbs. for entire shift)
• Required to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to chest
• Required to lift up to 100 lbs. from floor to waist
• Walks and stands for long periods of time
• Pull and push up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in all kinds of weather conditions, from extreme cold to extreme heat
• Uses abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue
• The position requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi limb coordination. The position requires the ability to quickly move arms and legs.
• Vision of at least 20/40 or better with both eyes together and no worse than 20/70 in the poorer eye to operate a forklift or heavy equipment with or without corrective lenses
• Adequate hearing to meet operational demands, with or without hearing aid
• Normal depth perception, field of vision, reaction time, manual dexterity, coordination, and no tendencies to dizziness or similar undesirable characteristics
• A negative result for a substance abuse test.
• No evidence of being subject to seizures or loss of physical control
• Bends, stoops and twists as necessary.

 
To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please visit us at www.milenderwhite.com/careers!
Affirmative Action / EOE
Milender White maintains a drug and alcohol free work environment. A drug or alcohol test will be part of the pre-employment screening process or pre-employment physical.