Our growing construction company is looking for a skilled and capable carpenter to join our team. You’ll follow the project manager’s direction to help construct and maintain a variety of long-lasting buildings and products. This includes building frameworks, installing window and door frames, and more. You should love working with your hands, doing something different every day, and take pride in a job well done. Want good pay and guaranteed hours working on a great team? Apply today!

Benefits

• Potential Reimbursement for commuting time and fuel cost
• Medical Insurance is provided after a 90-day waiting period. (Premiums are paid for the employee, family members can be added at the employee’s expense)
• You will receive vacation days as further described in the employee handbook after working 1,500 hours and at least one year. 
• You are eligible to participate in the company’s SIMPLE IRA retirement plan when you have earned at least $5,000 in the preceding year.
• As an employee, you can purchase any company item for sale at a discounted rate of a 10% markup.

• Examine and repair structures
• Carve and build kitchen cabinets, siding, drywall, and furniture
• Certify drywall, roofing, and flooring are level and compatible
• Check existing sketches and blueprints to understand project requirements
• Construct window and door frames, rafters, partitions, and stairways

Company Requirements

• Positively represent Sawtooth Wood Products & Equipment.
• Be friendly, informed, helpful, and fruitful
• Provide feedback to me on our products, our company, our customers, and our competitors
• Adhere to all local laws, company safety policies, and product safety warnings, and promote the same with our customers

Responsibilities

• Assist an experienced log builder is all log construction activities
• Locate, pull out, and prepare raw logs for construction
• Assist in milling operations
• Cut log joinery (scribes, notches, mortise & tenon)
• Read drawings and sketches, and build to drawn requirements
• Build log railings and staircases, and install the same
• Restoration and maintenance work includes properly using stains, chinking, fungicides, and Bor-8 rods
• Build scaffolding and other construction structures
• Work with other project contributors including crane operators, concrete masons, roofers, other carpenters, and general contractors

• Successfully completed formal carpentry apprenticeship
• Valid driver’s license required
• We prefer if you have a high school diploma or GED
• Strong measuring and math skills required
• Deep knowledge of carpentry materials, tools, and techniques

• Proficient in English
• Drivers License
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Own basic carpentry tools
• Experience with forklifts, small loaders, and tractors, skid steers, etc.
• Good understanding of basic math
• Proven experience as a carpenter (using dimensional lumber)
• Understanding of carpentry techniques and methods of installation and construction
• Proficient in using electrical and manual equipment and measurement tools (chain saws, powered saws, hammers, rulers, etc.)
• Ability to read plans and drawings
• Willingness to follow safety guidelines at all times

A log carpenter plans and executes light construction projects requiring specialized log carpentry skills. Those skills are developed daily by working with an experienced log carpenter.

Sawtooth Wood Products and Equipment has served the Wood River Valley since 1978 with fencing, log products, and small engine sales and service (snowblowers, lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc.). We are a fencing contractor and sell fencing materials if you want to build yourself. Our log products and services range from milling logs for your project to installing complex logs for your remodel, she-shed, and cabin. Our small engine line includes brands like Stihl, Honda, and Ariens, providing best-in-class snowblowers, chainsaws, trimmers, lawnmowers, concrete cutters, and more. Our small engine service department is always ready to get your equipment running again. Visit us today for your fencing, log, and small engine needs. Our yard and shop are located at 775 S Main Street, Bellevue, ID.