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 Job Information 
  Job Title: (TWU-234 ) - Carpenter 1st Class - #1121
  Category: Building Trades
  Career Center: SEPTA - Hourly Positions
  City/Town: Phila.
  Location: Maintenance Group
  Type of Assignment: Permanent
  Position Type: Full Time


 Job Description 
   
 
Opening Date: 10/28/09 Closing Date: 11/11/09

Transport Worker’s Union (T.W.U.) #234 Position

Division/Department: E.M.C.- Infrastructure/B&B District Maintenance - Woodland Facility

Rate of pay: $23.82/hour - $26.47/hour

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* PERFORMS CARPENTRY WORK SUCH AS LAY OUT AND REPAIR OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BUILDING FRAMING AND PARTITIONS.

* CONSTRUCTS STATIONS PLATFORMS, SHORING, HEAVY TIMBER FRAMING,CONCRETE FORMS AND SETS FORMS.

* INSTALLS TRIM AND MILLWORK, DOORS, WINDOWS, COUNTERS AND
CABINERY. INSTALLS AND REPAIRS HARDWARE AND ACCESSORIES.

* INSTALLS AND REPLACES VARIOUS TYPES OF LOCKS AND RELATED
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES.

* INSTALLS, REPAIRS AND CONSTRUCTS VARIOUS TYPES OF FENCING I.E.WOOD, MEDAL, ETC.

* CONSTRUCTS, INSTALLS REPAIRS VARIOUS TYPES OF WOOD, METAL AND PIPE STAIRS AND HANDRAILS.

* FABRICATES, INSTALLS, AND REPLACES WOOD AND METAL SIGNS.
FABRICATES VARIOUS BRACKETS, HANGERS AND ANCHORING SYSTEMS.

* OPERATES ROOFING TORCHES, ROOFING KETTLE, AND MANAGERS MATERIALS BETWEEN 375 DEGREES AND 425 DEGREES FAHREHEIT.

* PERFORMS GLAZING RIGGING, AND SCAFFOLD ERECTION.

* PERFORMS ACETYLENE, BURNING, VARIOUS SOLDERING, BRAZING AND WELDING OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED.

* CONSTRUCTS AND SETS CONCRETE FORMS, SHOVELS AND MIX CONCRETE AS REQUIRED. ASSIST IN POURING CONCRETE AS REQUIRED.

* APPLIES PRIME COAT OF PAINT TO WORK; FINISHES COAT AS REQUIRED.

* PREPARES ESTIMATES OF MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS, MAKES FIELD CHANGES AND SKETCHES AS REQUIRED. RESPONSIBLE FOR JOB PROGRESSION AND COMPLETION.

* CARRIES TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, CLEANS AND CLEARS WORK AREA.

* ACCOMPLISHES DAILY AND OTHER REPORTS/RECORDS AS ASSIGNED.

* OPERATES TRUCK TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS, OPERATED FORKLIFT TRUCK PERFORMS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SUCH AS ADDING AIR TO TIRES, GAS, OIL AND WATER AS REQUIRED. COMPLETES PRE-TRIP/POST-TRIP
INSPECTION OF VEHICLES.

QUALIFICATIONS:
* High School diploma or equivalent

* MUST SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE QUALIFICATIONS TEST AS FOLLOWS:
BASIC MATHEMATICS, BLUE PRINT READING, HAND TOOLS, AND
CARPENTRY.

* MUST HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A CARPENTER IN GENERAL
BUILDING OR INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION.

* VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH ABILITY TO OBTAIN CDL CLASS B PERMIT

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING:
Complete Application for Transfer (Form #4224) at the Recruitment Department, 1234 Market Street, 6th floor before posting expiration date. All preliminary written tests must be completed at SEPTA’s Testing Center (x7244) before posting expiration date. Application for this posting must be sent to Recruitment, 1234 Market St, 6th floor. Please contact Dan Dandrea (x7307)of Recruitment Department if you have any questions.




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