Lead Carpenter, Maintenance Department
Brookline Housing Authority (BHA)
Primary Duties Include:
- • Performs carpentry work including: window and sliding door repair, replacement of locks, hanging of interior and exterior doors, repair/replacement of: base trim, cove, or millwork, bathroom or kitchen cabinets, and interior floor tile.
- • Performs wall repair, including repairs to wall coverings and preparation for paint or wallpaper.
- • Performs all painting duties with the ability to effectively use brush, roller, and spray-painting equipment in a manner that avoids excessive clean-up and delivers a quality finish free of defect.
- • Performs seal coating of parking areas and repainting of parking space lines.
- • Performs snow removal and de-icing at all Housing Authority properties on an as-needed basis.
- • Inspects vacated units to determine repair requirements, materials required, and estimated turnover time. Carpenter will take all necessary actions to make a unit ready for a new resident with the specified schedule.
- • Develops requisitions for maintenance materials and supplies so that adequate stock is on hand and identifies for the Working Foreman any special purchase needs or limitations.
Other additional Secondary Duties.
Qualifications
- • Ability to perform physical labor requires reaching full extension, bending at the waist and knees, and lifting at least 50 lbs. without assistance, and a sense of balance sufficient to stand on a ladder of at least 6 ft. for an extended period.
- • Ability to read blueprints, shop drawings, specifications, schematics, and technical documents.
- • Skill with a wide range of hand tools and power equipment such as drills (Ohm) meters, saws, threaders, wrenches, plumbing snakes, hammers, pliers, electrical, etc.
- • Ability to repair and maintain simple gas motors such as those on mowers and snowblowers.
- • Knowledge of State and local codes and HUD’s Housing Quality Standards (HQS).
Experience and Education
- • High school diploma or equivalent.
- • Vocational training in two or more of the work classifications listed in the Section on Essential Job Duties or four years of experience performing tasks identical to those in the Section on Essential Job Duties.
- • Driver’s license.
Wages and Benefits
As established in the AFSCME-BHA contract. Overtime hours available. Excellent benefits, including health insurance, dental, vision, public transportation, tuition reimbursement, and participation in the State retirement system. Union membership anticipated.
To Apply
Submit a resume OR a completed application form by email to [email protected]
Application forms are available at the BHA website www.brooklinehousing.org, by email request to [email protected].
Deadline: October 1 at 4:00 p.m. Interviews of qualified candidates commencing immediately. BHA reserves the right to extend the deadline.
The BHA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Females, LGBTQ individuals, minorities, veterans, Section 3 qualifying individuals, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
