Overview:
Join UnityPoint Health as a Carpenter and use your skills to help maintain safe, high-quality healthcare environments. In this role, you will perform skilled carpentry work including installing walls, doors, cabinets, and finishes, while ensuring compliance with ADA, IDPH, BOCA, and DNV standards. You will also support preventive maintenance, fire-stopping systems, and facility safety initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to reliable operations and well-maintained spaces that support patient care.
Why UnityPoint Health?:
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities:
- Perform skilled carpentry work including framing, layout, and installation of walls, doors, ceilings, and related facility systems in a healthcare environment.
- Install, repair, and maintain doors, hardware, locksets, and locking systems in compliance with ADA, IDPH, BOCA, and DNV standards.
- Fabricate and install millwork such as cabinets, countertops, and laminates with attention to quality craftsmanship and finish.
- Complete wall, floor, and ceiling finishing work while adhering to fire safety codes and regulatory requirements.
- Install safety and accessibility features such as grab bars and restroom accessories with proper anchoring and code compliance.
- Apply fire-stopping systems and maintain fire-rated assemblies to ensure facility safety and compliance.
- Conduct preventive maintenance on building structures and carpentry-related systems to ensure long-term reliability.
- Monitor facility conditions and identify potential safety or code compliance issues, escalating as needed.
- Support emergency response activities as part of the hospital’s incident command system when required.
- Demonstrate professionalism, initiative, and a commitment to high-quality workmanship and customer service.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High School graduate or equivalent required.
- Technical training or apprenticeship in related domain preferred.
Experience:
- At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in carpentry or related field, with experience in fabricating wooden articles, operation and maintenance of woodworking tools required.
License(s)/Certification(s):
- Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons required.
- Valid Auto Insurance required when driving a personal vehicle.