Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Position Title: Carpenter
Pay Plan / Grade: NA‑08
Location: Navy Exchange Facilities (various)

Performs a full range of carpentry tasks—including alteration, repair, maintenance, and modification of Exchange‑owned buildings and structures. Projects range from large‑scale facility renovations to the construction of snack bars, closets, benches, tables, and other custom items. Works from oral instructions, work orders, blueprints, and hand‑drawn sketches with minimal supervision, ensuring all work meets established trade standards.

• Interpret blueprints, sketches, and work orders

• Determine material requirements and cut lists

• Mark, measure, and lay out work to precise specifications

• Install rafters, studs, sills, plates, joists, braces, sub‑floors, and flooring

• Apply sheathing, siding, roofing (sheet, roll, or shingle), insulation, and building paper

• Fabricate and set door/window frames, trim, casing, chair‑rail, and baseboards

• Plane, sand, mortise, dowel, nail/bolt/glue parts; ensure alignment and level

• Install flooring, window sashes, shelves, cabinets, bookcases, counters, bulletin boards, and duct enclosures

• Lay roll and shingle roofing, ensuring proper overlap and watertight seal

• Apply caulking and fillers where airtight/watertight seals are required

• Drill, trim, and prep components for hinges, locks, latches, and other hardware

• Fit and align doors, windows, and ventilators

• Operate a full range of hand tools (hammers, chisels, planes, saws) and power tools (circular/reciprocating saws, routers, sanders, nail guns) safely and efficiently

• General Experience: 1 year of maintenance or construction work demonstrating familiarity with basic carpentry practices.

• Specialized Experience: 2 years’ proven carpentry experience that includes reading blueprints, framing, roofing, finish work, and safe use of power tools.

• Education Substitution: Completion of high school or equivalent may substitute for up to 1 year of general experience.

• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and climbing (ladders/scaffolds).

• Ability to work in stretched, cramped, or awkward positions.

• Regularly lifts and carries items up to 50 lbs.

• Duties performed indoors and outdoors; indoor areas are usually heated, lighted, and ventilated.

• Exposure to noise, dust, dirt, and debris from hand and power tools.

• Risks include cuts, bruises, and possible falls from ladders or scaffolding; strict adherence to safety procedures required.

General Experience:
One (1) year of experience that provided the knowledge and ability to perform basic carpentry tasks. This includes work such as:

• Measuring and cutting materials to required lengths and dimensions

• Nailing, bolting, doweling, and gluing components

• Planning, sanding, trimming, drilling, and finishing materials

• Using a variety of hand and power tools to complete general carpentry assignments

Substitution of Education for Experience:

• Successfully completed high school education may be substituted for general experience at the rate of one (1) year of high school for three (3) months of general experience.

• A High School Diploma or GED may be credited as one (1) full year of general experience.

Specialized Experience:
Five (5) years of carpentry experience that demonstrates:

• Performing skilled carpentry work involving modification, repair, and new construction

• Reading and interpreting work orders, sketches, or blueprints to plan and carry out tasks

• Repairing and installing structural items such as rafters, studs, sills, door/window frames, and trim (both interior and exterior)

• Maintaining or modifying buildings and constructing various structures including retail spaces, service areas, and customer-facing features such as snack bars, closets, benches, counters, and tables

Physical Requirements:

• Work requires regular standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and climbing

• Assignments may involve working in cramped, stretched, or awkward positions on ladders, scaffolds, or in confined spaces

• Must be able to lift and carry materials and tools weighing up to 50 pounds