Mill Carpenter
Published Date: Aug 24, 2024
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$46.88 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Application Open Date: 7/26/24
NOTE: The application filing period deadline will be established once we receive sufficient qualified applications to meet our hiring needs.
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.
LAUSD Employees: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at(213) 443-1300 or (213) 241-5200.
BENEFITS
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Mill Carpenter sets up woodworking machines and performs machine operations to cut and detail rough lumber and draws, constructs, and installs doors, window frames, cases, cabinets, bookcases, and similar furniture and equipment.
Some of the core duties that job incumbents will perform, may require that he/she:
- Sets up and operates woodcutting, turning, shaping, molding, sanding, and surfacing machines used in manufacturing wooden parts for doors, window frames, cases, cabinets, and similar furniture and equipment, as guided by blueprints, mill tickets, and scale drawings.
- Selects and installs cutting tools in a variety of woodworking machines.
- Lubricates, adjusts, cleans, and maintains mill machines.
- Checks the quality of lumber to be used in products.
- Develops and prepares working drawings, sketches, and scale drawings of woodworking products.
- May assist in preparing specifications for woodworking hardware and other materials.
- May assist in making estimates of costs for material and labor.
- May enter and retrieve work orders using computers or other peripheral equipment.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
EXPERIENCE: One year of journey-level experience as a woodworker, including cabinet making or joinery experience and completion of a wood worker apprenticeship or five (5) years of experience in cabinet making or joinery.
SPECIAL: A valid California Driver License. Use of an automobile.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the knowledge of:
- Mill woodworking machinery and related equipment.
- Safety precautions to be observed in a wood mill and other work sites.
- Qualities and characteristics of a variety of woods and wood-related products used in fabricating cabinets, furniture, and equipment.
- Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to:
- Operate and maintain a variety of woodworking machines and equipment.
- Read and work from blueprints, mill tickets, and scale drawings.
- Follow oral and written instructions.
- Develop sketches and scale drawings.
- Prepare material lists, estimates, and surveys.
- Operate a computer and associated peripheral equipment.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The application deadline will be established once we receive sufficient qualified applications to meet our hiring needs.
The assessment process tentatively consists of a Written Test and a Performance Test. All candidates will be notified via e-mail of the next steps in the selection process shortly after recruitment period ends.
Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder.
APPLICATION PROCESS
NOTE: The application deadline will be established once we receive sufficient Qualified applications to meet our hiring needs.
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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