Carpenter Apprentice

CARPENTER APPRENTICE

Carpenter Apprentice Reports to Carpenter Supervisor & Carpenter

Job Purpose

Carpenter Apprentices range from unskilled to semi-skilled workers whose duties include, but are not limited to handling the materials of bricklayers, cement masons, and carpenters. A Carpenter Apprentice must know how to work with his/her hands and with power tools run by gasoline, electricity, and compressed air. They may work with heavy equipment, pumps, compressors, lasers, and vibrators.

Apprentices assist the Carpenters in a variety of other jobs.

Key responsibilities

• Follow and execute direction provided by Carpenters and Supervisors
• Accomplish assigned tasks and able to engage in other task without direction
• Demonstrate initiative at job sites
• Maintain a clean, safe and efficient work area
• Perform solid acceptable work consistently
• Posses’ aptitude for learning and application of newly acquired skills
• Assist the Carpenters
• Use safety practices at all times, as set forth in the Fitzpatrick Painting, Inc. Safety Manual

Working Conditions

Carpenter Apprentices work is performed both indoors and outdoors.

All Apprentices should expect to do a considerable amount of lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling, balancing, and even crawling. Thus, a certain amount of strength, dexterity, and alertness is required.

Because Apprentices work in so many varied conditions, they must be very knowledgeable of the hazards and safety requirements of the job.

To become a Carpenter one must demonstrate proficiency as a Carpenter Apprentice and as a craftsman, must illustrate an average knowledge of the trade and do noticeably good work.

An Apprentice should have a basic knowledge of carpentry tools and skills. To become a skilled productive Carpenter Apprentice, training is important. It can be acquired through “learning-by-working”.