Residential Framing Punch Carpenter

Position Summary: will focus on inspecting, repairing, and perfecting the wood skeleton of new homes. You will fix framing issues after the main crew finishes. Your work ensures the home is straight, safe, and ready for inspectors, drywallers, and tradespeople.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

FIX WOOD FRAMING

• Straighten bowed studs and fix unlevel walls.
• Repair structural flaws in floors, walls, and roofs

ADJUST OPENINGS
• Verify window and door rough openings match blueprints. Fix sizes so elements fit perfectly later.

ADD BLOCKING
• Install wood blocking for kitchen cabinets, bathroom fixtures, and drywall edges.

PASS INSPECTIONS
• Review the framing punch list. Fix missing nails, loose joists, or improper trusses to pass local building codes.

REPAIR TRADE DAMAGE
• Fix studs and plates that plumbers or electricians cut or drilled incorrectly.

INSTALL FIRE STOPPING
• Build required fire blocks in dead spaces and wall cavities.

GENERAL

• Maintain good relations with employees and trades.
• Notify Senior Superintendent or Superintendent of jobsite issues and participate in solutions.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Competencies & Skills: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.
Rough Carpentry - Strong knowledge of residential wood framing and structural standards.

Blueprint Reading - Ability to interpret architectural blueprints and layouts.

Precision Leveling - Expert use of levels, squares, and laser lines.

Problem Solving - Ability to find smart ways to fix crooked framing without tearing down entire walls.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; develops realistic action plans.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: 2+ years of residential farming or rough carpentry experience.

Tools - Must own standard framing tools, including a framing tool belt, nail gun, and cordless tools.

Transportation - Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation to get you and your tools to and from the job site.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions. Moderate noise is typical for this work environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to lift up to 80 pounds, climb ladders and work with power tools. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1) Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods; 2) frequently required to talk and/or hear; 3) occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 80 pounds; 4) occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch; 5) frequently uses hands and fingers to handle, feel or move objects, tools or controls, to reach with hands and arms, and to write; 6) vision abilities include close, color, and peripheral vision as well as depth perception, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to read; 7) the noise level in this environment is usually moderate to loud, altho