Becoming a carpenter typically starts with an apprenticeship or vocational training, which combines hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships last about four to five years, requiring many hours of training under licensed professionals. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 352,779 carpenters nationwide, with an average annual salary of $41,748, translating to about $803 per week. In West Lafayette, IN, carpenters can expect competitive wages, with experienced professionals earning even higher. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Guild offer pathways to apprenticeships, leading to a career with strong earning potential and diverse opportunities for advancement and specialization.
Job Summary: IKEA prides itself on creating inspiring and practical home furnishing solutions that enhance people's everyday lives. In your capacity as a Carpenter for Interior Build & Fit-Out Work at the company, you are a key player in realizing this goal by skillfully constructing high-quality furniture displays, showroom layouts, and customized fixtures that present our products in an appealing manner. Position of Carpenter for Interior Build & Fit-Out Work: • You will be instrumental in enhancing the in-store customer experience by developing a compelling visual narrative that encapsulates the essence of the IKEA Brand. • Setting up, organizing, and managing in-store visuals to emphasize product variety and adhere to the IKEA visual standards. • Mindfully approaching resource and material management to decrease the environmental footprint and enhance recycling and reusing initiatives. Key Responsibilities: • Design, adjust, and implement furniture and interior displays in accordance with IKEA's design principles. • Use woodworking machinery and tools with a focus on safety and productivity. • Assist in developing stimulating room settings that resonate with the preferences and contemporary inclinations of clients. • Uphold IKEA's safety and quality standards in all carpentry endeavors.
See More Details >>Carpenters work primarily independently and can utilize critical thinking skills to troubleshoot projects. Carpenters are in charge of the project when the project manager is not on site but will report any questions or concerns right away to the Project Manager. They perform tasks involving mental attention to detail and physical labor for residential and commercial projects. They operate a variety of hand and power tools. They clean and prepare sites, dig holes, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris and remove waste materials. Assists other craft workers with attention to detail and staying on task. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: • Performing a variety of tasks involving manual labor in projects; performing manual work in preparing spaces for flooring, decking, bathrooms, and exterior spaces • Shoveling and breaking concrete and pouring concrete • Working with treated lumber, cedar, and synthetic decking material • Working with windows, siding, roofing, concrete, pavers, and dirt • Drywall work, paint, trim • Light Electrical, light plumbing • Maintaining a clean job site: picking up all tools and equipment and secure job site each day in order to eliminate potential hazards • Handling and storing materials • Loading and unloading trucks and hauling and hoisting materials • Ensuring that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed; bringing problems to the attention of the Project Manager, Production Manager, or the Operations Manager • Minimizes store trips by assisting in the planning of the project material • Responsible for turning in all job receipts • Clocking In and Clocking Out • Daily Logs and taking daily pictures MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES) ● Must possess or be able to obtain a valid and appropriate state driver's license prior to employment ● Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the knowledge and ability to perform the work ● Willingness and ability to perform manual work following verbal and written instructions ● Some knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials, and supplies used in home projects ● Some knowledge of first aid and applicable safety precautions ● Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule ● Ability to lift heavy objects, walk, and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions ● Ability to communicate orally and in writing ● Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely ● Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions ● Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue and to effectively jump, sprint, or throw an object. Excellent stamina is required. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust. The noise level in the work environment is generally loud. NOTE This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be…
See More Details >>Job Description for Woodworker: As a Woodworker, you play a key role in bringing our vision to life by crafting high-quality furniture displays, showroom layouts, and customized fixtures that showcase our products in the best possible way. Benefits for Woodworker: • Your task is to elevate the in-store customer experience by crafting a compelling visual identity that is synonymous with the IKEA Brand. • Setting up, organizing, and managing in-store visuals to emphasize product variety and adhere to the IKEA visual standards. • Responsibly handling resources and materials to decrease the environmental impact and make the most of recycling and reusing opportunities. Key Responsibilities of Woodworker: • Build, adjust, and mount furniture and indoor presentations following the design guidelines of IKEA. • Practice safe and efficient operation of woodworking tools and machinery. • Aid in crafting motivating room arrangements that resonate with the requirements and popular fashions of clients. • Ensure that all carpentry projects adhere to the safety and quality benchmarks set by IKEA.
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