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Posted: January 1, 2012 (5128 days ago)

Added to FreshGovJobs: December 5, 2025 (41 days ago)

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Maintenance Mechanic - Carpenter

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

HRD

Stale

Location

Massachusetts, 02114

Salary

Not specified

Closes

Not specified

Job Description

Summary

This job involves hands-on carpentry and maintenance tasks, such as repairing buildings, furniture, and fixtures, while using tools to build and fix structures under supervision.

It's ideal for someone with practical experience in woodworking who can handle both skilled and basic repairs in a government setting.

A good fit would be a reliable resident of Boston ready for emergency work when needed.

Key Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in carpentry or related maintenance work
  • Residency in the city of Boston
  • Skilled in carpentry tasks like repairing buildings, floors, roofs, doors, and furniture
  • Ability to operate power tools including saws, jointers, lathes, planers, and sanding machines
  • Proficiency in reading blueprints, estimating time and materials, and keeping simple records
  • Capability to clean, sharpen, and repair hand and bench tools
  • Availability to work emergencies as directed by the Commissioner of Public Works

Full Job Description

Under supervision, performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled mechanical maintenance work; and does related work as required.

Requirements

Does skilled carpentry work in the alterations, repair, and maintenance of buildings, floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, window screens, wood fixtures and furniture.

Repairs tables, chairs, benches, cupboards, counters; builds concrete forms, false work and scaffolds; lays subflooring and does sheathing.

Operates power saws, jointers, wood lathes, planers and boring, sanding and mortising machines.

Cleans, sharpens, and repairs hand and bench tools.

Makes estimates of time and materials required for assigned tasks; reads blueprints and rough drawings; keeps simple records.

Employee required to work any emergency as directed by the Commissioner of Public Works.

Qualifications

2 years of experience required in related work. Must be a resident of the city of Boston.

Additional Information

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/1/2012 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-massachusetts-502039