Maintenance Carpenter - Anchorage, AK

Job Description

Built on a culture of safety and integrity, NMS delivers award-winning support services to a variety of clients every day. Our clients have peace of mind, knowing that we are committed to delivering best-in-class service.

This position carries out those activities required to maintain and correct damage and make repairs to physical buildings, structures, and facilities. Additionally, this person will do a variety of work involving equipment use such as ladders and scissor lifts and will also be responsible for routine general repair work.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of routine repairs and preventative maintenance tasks on commercial property.
• Modifies and repairs interior/exterior walls systems, roof systems, floor coverings, windows and window coverings.
• Installs, textures and repairs drywall.
• Builds and installs partitions and cabinetry.
• Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware.
• Performs interior/exterior painting.
• Installs and repairs lock/key systems.
• Replaces/repairs receptacles, lamps, ballasts, sinks, toilets, faucets.
• Works daily with a computerized maintenance management system to enter, close and record work orders.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Assist other maintenance technicians in a wide variety of tasks.
• Primarily works a day shift, M-F.
• Routine travel by commercial airline is required with some overnight stays.
• Participates in a revolving on-call schedule with other department employees.
• Monitors and escorts as necessary subcontractor personnel.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum five (5) years directly related carpentry and/or building maintenance experience.
• Valid Alaska Driver’s License with three (3) years acceptable driving record to be eligible under company vehicle insurance policy.

Skills and Abilities:

Must be able to work well with others as directed and be a team player.

Able to work independently and prioritize workload.

Must be able to assume the role of site lead technician in an emergency.

Language skills are sufficient to:

Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  

Write routine reports and correspondence.

Math skills are sufficient to:

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning abilities are sufficient to:

Solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

APPLICANTS MUST PASS A PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TEST, A POST OFFER PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements 

Work is both indoors and outdoors.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and vibration.

Physical requirements:   

The employee must be able and willing to fly in small aircraft 

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and may occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

 Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Competencies

Language skills sufficient to:

Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Write routine reports and correspondence.

Math skills sufficient to:

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning abilities sufficient to:

Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization

Exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained