Finishing Carpenter

Job Description - Finishing Carpenter (HOT0C88E)

Job Description

Waldorf Astoria - West Bay Doha, West Bay Doha

A Finishing Carpenter is responsible for maintaining the building and facilities to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience while building required items and preparing preventative maintenance schedules.

As a Finishing Carpenter you will be responsible for executing high-quality carpentry, gypsum board, and painting works across guest rooms, public areas, and back-of-house spaces. The role ensures all finishes meet hotel brand standards, safety requirements, and aesthetic expectations while minimizing disruption to hotel operations and guests.

• Perform fine carpentry and finishing works including doors, frames, skirting, architraves, moldings, wall panels, cabinetry, wardrobes, headboards, and furniture repairs.
• Install, repair, and adjust wooden fixtures, decorative elements, and millwork.
• Install and repair hardware such as hinges, locks, handles, and door closers.
• Match existing finishes, laminates, veneers, stains, and colors.
• Install gypsum board partitions, ceilings, bulkheads, and decorative features.
• Perform framing, fixing, jointing, taping, sanding, and preparation works.
• Repair damaged gypsum walls and ceilings to seamless finish standards.

• Carry out painting works including primer, base coat, and finishing coat.
• Perform touch-up painting, patch repairs, and color matching.
• Execute high-quality finishing painting on walls, ceilings, woodwork, and gypsum surfaces.
• Prepare surfaces through sanding, filling, and cleaning prior to painting.

• Ensure all works comply with hotel quality standards, safety procedures, and fire life safety requirements.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in clean and safe condition.
• Identify material requirements and report shortages to the supervisor.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests and emergency repairs.
• Support renovation, refurbishment, and defect rectification projects.

A Finishing Carpenter serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Strong carpentry, gypsum, and painting skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to deliver high-quality finishes suitable for guest-facing areas.
• Knowledge of tools, materials, paints, and surface preparation techniques.
• Good time management and ability to work independently.
• Experience working in occupied hotel environments.
• Basic English communication skills.
• Experience certification in carpentry or finishing works.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in carpentry, gypsum board installation, and painting.

Hotel, hospitality, or high-end commercial experience is an advantage.

Physically fit to lift materials, work at heights, and operate power tools safely.

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended‑stay suites and mid‑priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.

And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

Engineering, Maintenance and Facilities