Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Carpenter

Austin Community College

Job Posting Closing Times:
Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. (AR 4.0300.01)

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first‑generation college students, low‑income students, and students from underserved communities
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Carpenter

To construct, repair, remodel, and perform preventive maintenance tasks so that Austin Community College facilities may be safe, secure, functional, and accessible.

• Installs, replaces, adjusts, and maintains door hardware such as locksets, door closures, hinges, astragals, weather stripping, silencers, etc.
• Remodels existing facilities and assists in the construction of new structures.
• Assists other staff members with projects and participates in maintenance, repair, and installation duties in the trades.
• Evaluates problem areas or work requested; figures materials and hardware needed for the work to be performed by measuring and checking the branch, style, color, finish, or other details.
• Orders, purchases, hauls, and unloads hardware and materials needed to perform work.
• Makes repairs and adjustments to floors, ceilings, desks, tables, classroom fixtures, and other furniture, fixtures, or facilities.
• Completes paperwork regarding receipts, work orders, and ACCeTime for hours worked each week.
• Installs chalkboards, projection screens, TV‑VCR mounts, and signs at all campus locations.
• Oversees the work of hourly staff.
• Oversees and performs truck maintenance which includes maintaining fluids, checking tire pressure, performing oil changes, inspections, washing vehicles, and filling with gas.
• Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.

• Carpentry tools, materials, equipment, and safe work practices.
• Cabinet‑making techniques.
• All applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Project cost estimating and project management.
• Hazardous chemicals and materials.
• First aid and CPR.
• Construction, repair, restoration, and installation of wood or related materials.

• Prepare and/or process purchase orders.
• Accountable for inventory/property management.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Estimating time and materials needed for assigned work projects.
• Following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work‑related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

• Use basic computer skills such as accessing and sending emails, locating Internet sites, and completing time sheets including maintenance management systems.

• Two years related work experience.

• High school diploma or educational equivalent.