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Carpenter

Cape May County


Job Location:

Cape May County, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 24 October 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Department of Facilities and Services is seeking:

Carpenter

Duration: Full-Time 40 Hours per week including benefits

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Under direction does general carpentry work involved

in the layout construction repair and maintenance of buildings

and of household office and institution equipment and

furnishing: does other related duties.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Repairs broken and malfunctioning furniture doors window cords

and sashes venetian blinds screens locks glass panes and

other types of equipment and makes and installs window frames

and sashes screens trim doors flooring siding sheathing

stairs railing porches cabinets and simple furniture.

Constructs framing and repairs buildings and structures making use of

any appropriate wood joints such as dovetail miter mortise and

tenon.

Replaces damaged roofing ceiling panels wall coverings or floor

segments such as inlaid parquet pieces.

Builds bookcases cabinets tables fan brackets stands

screens partitions and other types of equipment.

Makes various types of rafter cuts; lays out and cuts stair horse

stringers; erects scaffolding; constructs and installs cribbing

and form for concrete; sets and operates a variety of woodworking

machines including power saws and attachments planers jointers

sanders electric drills and routers.

Makes emergency carpentry repairs.

Makes time and materials estimates.

Makes reports of personnel time supplies and work completed.

Maintains records.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years of experience in carpentry work involving

the layout construction repair and maintenance of buildings

and office equipment and furnishings.

LICENSE:

Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

Appointees will be required to possess a drivers license

valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle rather

than employee mobility is necessary to perform the essential

duties of the position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of methods and problems involved in inspecting

repairing constructing and maintaining buildings furniture

ventilators window cords sashes screens locks and other

equipment.

Ability to analyze carpentry work organize work and develop

work methods.

Ability to carry out directions and/or work from blueprints or

drawings.

Ability to make carpentry repairs and to do carpentry

construction work.

Ability to make efficient safe use of standard carpentry tools

and equipment including planers joiners and band and crosscut

saws shapers and other specialized tools and machinery.

Ability to requisition store safeguard and use carpentry

equipment materials and supplies.

Ability to take safety precautions.

Ability to prepare reports of equipment and materials used time

spent and work completed.

Ability to maintain records.

Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or

manual recording and information systems used by the agency

office or related units.

Ability to read write speak understand or communicate in

English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.

American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as

acceptable forms of communication.

All interested parties should send application/resume to:

Al Porreca

Director of Facilities and Services

4 Moore Rd.

Cape May Court house NJ 08210

And

Shannon Chiera

Office Manager