Experienced Framing Carpenter

Position: Experienced Framing Carpenter

Compensation: $30 to $40 per hour

Time: 40 hours per week; M-F 7:30 – 3:30

Location: Typically within 20 miles of Thetford Center, VT, occasionally up to 40 miles.

Benefits: 80 hours vacation time, 4 paid holidays, retirement plan, life and disability insurance, tool allowance, training/education allowance, volunteer time off.

Tasks (what you will be doing on a daily basis)

- Perform stud, joist and rafter layout

- Frame dimensional and i-joist floor systems

- Frame 2x4 and 2x6 walls, 16” or 24” on center

- Frame dimensional and truss roof systems

- Calculate and cut rafters (common, hip, jack, etc)

- Install and brace trusses

- Install structural hardware (hangers, caps, bases, etc)

- Frame rough stairs (calculate and cut stair stringers, etc)

- Air-seal assemblies as they are constructed (tape plywood seams, etc)

Typical materials:

- Dimensional lumber (SPF and PT)

- Roughsawn lumber (green hemlock)

- LVL, LSL and PSL engineered lumber

- Manufactured trusses

- Simpson hardware

- GRK fasteners

Required Skills (skills you must have to do this job):

- Ability to frame level, plumb, square, and straight

- Understanding of acceptable tolerances for rough carpentry

- Comfortable working outside

Additional Skills (nice but not required):

- Familiarity with double stud wall systems

- Familiarity with high performance air-sealing details

- Ability to operate machinery (telehandler, crane)

- Timber framing

Alger Brook Design Build builds new homes and renovations with a focus on high performance envelopes, sustainable materials, and energy efficient techniques. We are a values driven company and our mission is to have this work positively impact the environment, our clients, and our employees.

To apply for this position, please email via craigslist to let us know why you are interested in the position and describe your relevant work experience.

Alger Brook is committed to developing a diverse team and providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. People of color, women, trans and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, queer people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.