Carpenter Jobs

Starting pay rate: $19 / hour - Use our Daily Pay benefit and get access to your pay as you need it.

The beautiful lakefront Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa offers you the perfect opportunity to meet and share stories with guests who arrive from around the world to experience Central Florida’s world-famous theme parks and attractions. Enjoy the surroundings and excitement that our world-class resort offers when you join the Westgate Lakes team.

As a Carpenter, you will construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, laminate Formica, conform to local building codes, by performing the following duties.

As a Carpenter, you will:

• Follow industry and company safety procedures and practices
• Select specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepare layout.
• Fit and install prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware, such as locks, letter drops, and kick plates.
• Erect scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Mark cutting and assembly lines on materials.
• Assemble cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue.
• Verify trueness of structure with plumb bob and carpenter's level.
• Build stairs and lay out and install partitions and cabinet work.
• Shape materials to prescribed measurements.
• Erect framework for structures and lay subflooring.
• Study blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Install and remove laminates on counter tops and furniture
• Construct forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls.
• Repair any broken or damaged cabinets, drawers, or doors.

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Be a self-starter/self-motivated
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Why Westgate?

• Paid Holidays
• Get access to your pay as you need it with our Daily Pay benefit
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – vacation, sick, and personal
• Exclusive discounts for Team Member (i.e., hotels, cruise, resorts, restaurants, entertainment, etc.)
• Comprehensive health benefits – medical, dental and vision
• Military Leave
• Advancement & development opportunities
• Life, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
• Family benefits including pregnancy, and parental leave and adoption assistance
• 401K with generous company match
• Community Involvement Programs
• Wellness Programs

Westgate Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected status under federal, state or local law. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email [email protected] with the job title and the location of the position for which you are applying.