| Position Title |
Carpenter |
| About the University |
Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
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| About the Department |
Facilities Development and Operations supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. All are encouraged to apply, including women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. |
| About the Position |
This position works independently as a journey-level carpenter and as part of a small team, taking direction from supervisors and leads. The position performs a variety of carpentry tasks to maintain, repair, and renovate university facilities.
Tasks include:
- Frame walls, ceilings, and door openings using wood and metal materials.
- Fabricate, install, modify, and repair cabinetry, fixtures, and furniture using a variety of materials.
- Install wall coverings, including brick, stone, and FRP panels.
- Patch, form, and pour concrete for stairs, slabs, and walls.
- Install and repair plastic laminates and solid surface materials such as Corian.
- Fabricate, install, and repair doors and door hardware.
- Repair and replace glazing in windows and doors.
- Fabricate and install bulletin boards, whiteboards, chalkboards, shelving, and related fixtures on various wall surfaces.
- Install acoustical treatments, ceiling tiles, and suspended ceiling systems.
Transportation of Equipment and Personnel
Tasks include:
- Drive a service truck as required and load, transport, and unload materials, supplies, equipment, and personnel to job sites throughout WWU.
Other Duties
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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| Required Qualifications |
- Four years full-time experience working at journey level in the carpentry field obtained in a commercial or institutional environment (journey level achieved after 4 years at the apprentice level) to include:
- Installation and fabrication of doors and door hardware in institutional and commercial applications (door closers, door operators, panic hardware, locksets, etc.)
- Framing of walls, ceilings, doors, etc., using wood and metal material.
- Installation of a variety of wall coverings including gypsum wallboard and plaster.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints (detail sketches), plans, and building specifications. Ability to perform accurate material take-off, help with estimating projects, and assist in field design work (shop drawings).
- Experienced in the use of applicable hand tools and operation of power equipment such as saws, jointers, sanders, planers, and boring and mortising machines. Ability to clean, sharpen, maintain, and repair such tools and equipment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to provide a positive image and a friendly and cooperative manner with students, staff and faculty at all levels of the organization.
- Strong communication skills, including written and verbal.
- Manage time well and work under pressure situations with tight schedules and deadlines to complete projects.
- Ability to perform tasks that require use of respirators, such as but limited to particulate and half face cartridge.
- Must meet requirements for fit test to allow the wearing of such respirators to perform assigned tasks.
- Physically able to perform all job functions.
- High school graduation diploma OR graduation equivalency diploma (GED) certificate.
- Valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain one prior to starting work.
- Ability to drive service truck as required, and load and unload materials and supplies.
- Obtain Asbestos Worker certificate within 1 year of employment.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Strong working knowledge of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, with the ability to apply applicable safety standards and requirements in the performance of assigned duties.
- Current Asbestos Worker Certification.
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| Conditions of Employment |
All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.
This position requires a fingerprint background check.
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| Salary |
$5,012 - $5,811/month depending on qualifications and experience. |
| Benefits Information |
Benefits Overview for Classified Positions |
| Bargaining Unit |
This position is part of bargaining unit B and is covered by the collective bargaining agreement with Washington Federation of State Employees. |
| Application Instructions |
Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.
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| Closing Date Notes |
Position is open until filled |