Shop Carpenter
Austin Habitat for Humanity is the forward-thinking Affordable Homeownership provider in the Austin area. Through faith in action, we engage the community in building homes, community, and hope. Collaborate with our volunteers and clients to help create a meaningful experience on our build sites and in our ReStores. Join our service-oriented team to help build a better Austin.
AHFH MISSION
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Austin Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
VISION
A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
OUR CORE VALUES
Forward Thinking
Collaborative
Service Oriented
Company Paid Benefits:
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability - EE only paid 100%
- 10 vacation days per year
- 10 sick days per year
- 8 holidays per year
- 7 days personal time off
- 401K Savings
- 20% ReStore Discount
JOB SUMMARY
Austin Habitat for Humanity is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team of committed professionals to help take a successful, 30+ year old, organization to new heights. The Shop Carpenter with be a critical member of the team that supports and executes the production of building components for new construction homes. The successful candidate will have a passion to share Habitat’s work by helping build, renovate and repair homes in partnership with families and the community toward a goal of eliminating substandard housing.
AGENCY EXPECTATIONS
- Acts as a role model within and outside the Agency
- Maintains a positive and respectful attitude
- Works in collaboration with supervisor to determine and carry out departmental oversight and organizational strategic goals
- Demonstrates self-motivation, flexibility and efficient time management
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
- Assist in building components for new homes that include wall panelization, structural components, pre-fabricating sheds, and pre-cut interior trim packages.
- Prepare construction material, tools and accessories for weekly construction activity
- Assist with vehicle and tool maintenance and general construction warehouse maintenance
- Assist with inventory and material management
- Lead and work with volunteers to compete construction tasks in warehouse
- Receive and pick up material
- Responsible for facility cleanliness
- Ensure a positive, efficient and welcoming atmosphere in construction warehouse
- Participate in meetings, classes and events as assigned
- This position is fully on-site at either our AHFH south Austin warehouse or AHFH build site.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations.
- General understanding of building trades.
- High work ethic and willing to work until job is done.
- Reliable transportation to job sites in various locations throughout Austin Habitat for Humanity service area, a valid Texas Drivers License and current automotive liability insurance
- Hands on, flexible and detailed oriented
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Two years direct construction experience
- MS Word, Excel computer skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Two years of residential framing experience
- ProCore and Smartsheet experience
- High level of interpersonal, written and verbal skills
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to prevailing weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to excessive.
Austin Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the
policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.