CARPENTER / PUBLIC WORKS REPAIRER

Code: 07672 Common Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under a supervisory officer, does general carpentry work involved in the layout, construction, repair and maintenance of buildings and of household, office, and institution equipment and furnishing: does other related duties.

Under direction, performs routine work involved in the construction, maintenance, and repair of street, sewer, water, sanitation, and other public facilities and may be required to operate, check, service, and make minor repairs to trucks and other maintenance/construction equipment; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Repairs broken and malfunctioning furniture, doors, window cords and sashes, venetian blinds, screens, locks, glass panes, and other types of equipment, and makes and installs window frames and sashes, screens, trim, doors, flooring, siding, sheathing, stairs, railing porches, cabinets, and simple furniture.
• Constructs and repairs buildings and structures, making use of any appropriate wood joints such as dovetail, miter, mortise, and tenon.
• Replaces damaged ceiling panels, wall coverings, or floor segments such as inlaid parquet pieces.
• Builds bookcases, cabinets, tables, fan brackets, stands, screens, partitions, and other types of equipment.
• Makes various types of rafter cuts; lays out and cuts stair horse stringers; erects scaffolding; constructs and installs cribbing and form for concrete; sets and operates a variety of woodworking machines including power saws and attachments, planers, jointers, sanders, electric drills, and routers.
• Makes emergency carpentry repairs.
• Instructs inmates and/or patients in carpentry work and ensures their safety, custody, and work progress.
• Builds and makes repairs to special truck bodies.
• Makes time and materials estimates.
• Makes reports of personnel, time supplies, and work completed.
• Maintains records.
• In the Department of Human Services, may be required to undergo fire-training classes.
• May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs water mains, pipes, valves, pumps, hydrants, and other water service equipment.
• Removes water meters from consumers' premises.
• Dismantles, assembles, and installs water meters.
• Takes meter readings.
• Maintains and makes repairs to streets, roads, and sewers.
• Performs work involved in sweeping streets and shoveling accumulations into containers and onto trucks.
• Loads, unloads, and applies sand and street repair materials.
• Cuts brush and mows grass.
• Does cold patching of damaged streets and roads.
• Installs, paints, and maintains road and street signs.
• Operates, checks, services, and makes minor repairs to trucks, tractors, road graders, compressors, ground hogs, grass cutters, and other street and road equipment.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Three (3) years of experience in carpentry work involving the layout, construction, repair, and maintenance of buildings and office equipment and furnishings.

One (1) year of experience in the construction, maintenance, and/or repair of streets, sewer, water, sanitation, or other public works facilities or similar heavy construction work.

License

Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of methods and problems involved in inspecting, repairing, constructing and maintaining buildings, furniture, ventilators, window cords, sashes, screens, locks, and other equipment.
• Ability to analyze carpentry work, organize work, and develop work methods.
• Ability to carry out directions and/or work from blueprints or drawings.
• Ability to make carpentry repairs and to do carpentry construction work.
• Ability to make efficient, safe use of standard carpentry tools and equipment including, planers, joiners, and band and crosscut saws, shapers, and other specialized tools and machinery.
• Ability to requisition, store, safeguard, and use carpentry equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Ability to take safety precautions.
• Ability to prepare reports of equipment and materials used, time spent, and work completed.
• Ability to maintain records.
• Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
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• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral/written directions.
• Ability to learn quickly from oral/written directions and from demonstrations.
• Ability to work harmoniously with others.
• Ability to work for long periods in emergency situations and remain on the job until all repairs have been made.
• Ability to operate and skillfully use tools/equipment.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
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Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.