Carpentry Technical Supervisor

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

Application Close Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Carpentry Technical Supervisor provides technical supervision over carpentry and related craft operations of the District, including control of specifications, procedures, scheduling, and new products and equipment evaluations.

Some of the core duties that job incumbents will perform may require that he/she:

• Provides technical advice to District designers, craft supervisors, inspectors, and contracting architects and engineers, regarding the fabrication, installation and maintenance of carpentry work, including mill and cabinet work, bungalow moving, demolition, and plastering and concrete finishing.
• Establishes, directs, and participates in the development and maintenance of quality standards for procedures, tools, materials, and equipment used for carpentry work and related crafts.
• Supervises and participates in the development of task standards, job specifications, work drawings, and guides for work methods and procedures.
• Insures adherence to established standards by inspections and meeting with craft supervisors and seniors to inform them of deviations from standards and corrective action required.
• Monitors deferred maintenance projects by establishing long-range priorities and adjusting schedules as required, determining the unit to prepare designs, maintaining status records, coordinating projects with construction units, and maintaining expenditure records.
• Devises and conducts tests of material, tools, and equipment to measure durability and assure conformance with building codes, fire regulations, and District specifications.
• Confers with governmental and District personnel in matters relating to fire, safety, environmental, structural, and other design requirements.
• Coordinates and assists in planning, scheduling, and selecting equipment and materials for installation or renovation projects with school personnel, sales representatives, and government officials.
• Reviews contracts and District designs for carpentry and associated crafts for conformance with approved standards and specifications.
• Prepares cost estimates for projects.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual maintenance budget for regular and deferred maintenance projects.
• Approves requisitions for stock and nonstock materials and reviews low-value purchase orders for compliance with established standards.
• Arranges and conducts in-service training programs relating to carpentry work for craft supervisors, craftsmen, and inspectors.
• Provides information to current and potential contractors, community representatives, vendors, and the public concerning District standards and specifications for carpentry-related materials and installation.
• Analyzes problem situations and develops solutions by adapting techniques and materials. Reviews periodicals for information of new products and methods and evaluates new products for efficiency and practicality.
• Reviews periodicals for information of new products and methods and evaluates new products for efficiency and practicality.
• Assesses and makes recommendations for craft-related facility component life cycle replacements.
• Develops craft-related preventative maintenance programs for facility components. Investigates carpentry problems and acts as technical expert in cases and hearings.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation. Laid-off employees' eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency and two adult school or college-level courses in supervision, business management, personnel management, construction technology or craft-related subjects. Successful completion of the LAUSD’s Organizational Excellence Branch’s Exceptional Supervisor Certificate Program I may be substituted for the required courses.

Experience: Five years of journey-level experience in carpentry or mill and cabinet work, including two years of supervisory experience or two years of experience as a Los Angeles Unified School District Senior Carpenter.

Special: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the knowledge of:  

• Current practices related to the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of carpentry
• work, plastering, cement finishing mill work, and cabinet making
• Testing and inspection methods for carpentry work and equipment
• Vendors, materials, and services provided in the carpentry work field
• Terminology and conditions used in contracts and specifications
• City, County, State, federal, and other codes pertinent to the carpentry industry
• Fire and safety regulations pertinent to the construction industry
• Methods and procedures used in planning and estimating job projects
• Pertinent provisions of labor contracts
• Principles of supervision
• Principles of organization and personnel management
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the ability to:

• Plan and organize carpentry fabrication, installation, and maintenance
• Develop techniques for defining job and project costs
• Estimate cost of labor and materials
• Read, interpret, and prepare preliminary drafts of blueprints, plans, specifications and drawings
• Write clear and concise instructions and reports
• Compile and analyze data from surveys, studies, and inventories
• Recognize, analyze, and deal effectively with problems and issues
• Work effectively with administrators, District personnel, government authorities, and the public
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Enter and retrieve data using computers

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

This exam tentatively consists of a techincal project and interview. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @sucessfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net. To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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