Carpenter Senior - 1st Shift

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Date Opened:
Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date:
Thursday, January 08, 2026 12:00 AM

Department:
Aviation Department
• Function:
Construction
• Salary: $25.04 - $31.30 (Commensurate with Experience)

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Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. It is a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

Works as a senior carpenter at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, primarily performing high level work including cabinet making, trim carpentry, concrete work, and building construction. Performs other general maintenance work incidental to those duties, such as basic HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

• Perform all aspects of construction work such as carpentry, cabinet making, metal stud framing, ceiling and acoustical tile installation, sheet rock installation and finishing, and door/door jamb installations.
• Compile lists of equipment, tools and supplies needed and calculate cost estimates, obtaining materials.
• Provide direction and training to other employees.
• Operate cars, vans, bucket trucks and related vehicles.
• Repair and maintain building systems, such as plumbing and electrical equipment, as needed to keep systems in working order.
• Perform repairs to carpet, security doors and gates, passenger seating, and overall appearance to the traveling public.
• Inspect and repair building envelope such as roofs, windows, doors, and gutters.
• Inspect assigned airport construction projects and coordinate work with contracted construction inspectors and tenants.
• Be subject to emergency call back for equipment repairs and inclement weather.

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• Required Education and Experience
  • High School diploma (or GED equivalent)
  • Three years of related experience
  • Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Required Licenses or Certifications
  • None
• Competencies
  • Thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures, safety practices and tools required to perform carpentry and related construction work.
• Skills
  • Mastery of skills to use tools to perform carpentry and related construction work.
  • Skills to read and write sufficiently to complete related paperwork, and read schematic designs and blueprints.
  • Skills to calculate cost estimates and measure items.
• Abilities
  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, tenants and the public and represent the airport in a professional and positive manner.
  • Ability to provide direction and train other employees.
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
  • Complete computer based Work Orders and notes.

The position requires about 70% of the time standing, bending, reaching, walking and driving. The rest includes a combination of sitting, twisting, kneeling, squatting, crawling, lifting, shoveling and carrying. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. About 5% of time can lift, pull or carry up to 100 lbs a short distance with another person. Works inside and outside;

may involve exposure to machinery, dust, chemicals, fumes, solvents, moving objects/vehicles, scaffolding, ladders, vibrating tools, excessive noise, large crowds and slippery or uneven surfaces. Uses a variety of electrical and hand tools.

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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