Finish Carpenter - Apprentice

Since 1956, E&K has been uncompromising in the commitment to deliver the highest quality products and services our clients demand, anywhere they need them. Today, we’re one of the largest interior/exterior finish contractors in the U.S., with offices throughout the country and a reputation for excellence.

Responsibilities include:

• Conform to all company polices and procedures.
• Arrive at work on time at various locations.
• Conform to all safety rules and regulations of the Company and OSHA standards.
• May include cleanup, scrapping, moving material, tools, or equipment.
• Calculate unit costs based on quantity of material installed, hours worked, and labor dollars.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Cut and install metal or wood studs.
• Attend and participate in all required training programs.
• Erect and dismantle scaffolds.
• Install doors, frames, trim, upper and lower cabinets, plastic laminate work, and many other finish items.
• Install wood backing for walls.

Requirements include:

• Full use of fingers and both hands required for this manually dexterous position.
• Climbing scaffold as high as 3-4 stories, possibly higher, 4-8 times per day when jobs are above ground level.
• The ability and willingness to learn company safety policies and applicable OSHA standards.
• Lifting 50-60 lbs. frequently. Approximately 6-8 times per hour.
• Lifting over 100 lbs. occasionally (doors or studs).
• Knowledge and ability to use tools, materials, and equipment necessary for completing finish carpentry projects.
• Ability to work on ladders, scaffolds, and stilts.
• Ability to accurately measure materials.Ability to follow directions.
• Stooping and bending to cut wood and metal studs with knife and chop saw.
• Simultaneous mental alertness and muscular coordination.
• Must have vision correctable to at least 20/40 in order to use tools and perform tasks associated with the job.
• Standing and walking for 8 hours per day.
• Reaching above shoulder and at shoulder height with the weight of wood studs, metal studs, and various tools on a regular basis.
• Ability and willingness to work in a team environment, with frequent one-on-one and group activity.
• Ability to read (blueprints) plans and specifications.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Lifting, pushing, pulling 15 lbs. on a regular and constant basis, 2-3 hours per day.

E&K is proud to be an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, E-Verify, and Drug Free Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.