Finish Carpenter

Ecotone seeks a skilled finish carpenter with experience in commercial and luxury projects in NYC. We aim to identify an individual with a background in the trades, who thrives in being hands-on with a small team, knows their way around the wood shop and job site, and enjoys building. This individual can manage detailed finish carpentry installations, technical millwork installations, fine woodworking details, and coordination between our Brooklyn shop and job site locations. A requisite for this job is a familiarity with the logistics and challenges of a city-based installation team on job sites in and around the city. This individual should also have experience in a woodshop and with production techniques of install-ready components. Work would be split between fabrication work at the shop and installation work on job sites, sometimes requiring more shop work and sometimes requiring more installation work.

Responsibilities

• Success in this position depends primarily on a passion for building.
• This critical role player should be at home in the field and the shop with other trades, working closely with management and in-house construction and design teams.
• Our operation is a design and build, so this role requires a technical understanding of custom millwork and a willingness to work alongside designers to incorporate technical knowledge of the process into the design for logistical considerations.
• Comfortable with taking the lead on developing and implementing installation processes.
• As a critical role player, this individual should understand what contributes positively to our culture.
• Strong communication skills, excellent follow-through, and a detail-oriented inclination are prerequisites.
• Takes an intermediate to lead role in various phases of millwork production and on-site millwork installations, including but not limited to the following:
• • Millwork panels
  • Custom wooden benches
  • Plywood casework
  • Tongue and Groove cladding
  • Finish / Trim Carpentry
• Works alongside other installers and fabricators when required.
• Willingness to travel within NY and NJ for occasional travel installations.
• Provides clarifications and in-field solutions to the construction and design teams during the fabrication and installation.

Qualifications

• Osha 30, SST, etc. A competent person and related cards are a bonus.
• 3-5 Years minimum previous experience in relevant wood shop fabrication role.
• 3-5 Years of background experience hands-on in a skilled trade, ideally millwork.
• Knowledge of materials, construction techniques, details, methods, and tools.
• Must be able to communicate their ideas and solutions quickly.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills and emotional intelligence.
• Flourishes in a role where the team is counting on them.
• Ability to learn new technology and adjust to new work patterns.
• Strategic, creative thinker, troubleshooter, and problem solver, capable of identifying inefficiencies, assessing issues, developing systems, and implementing solutions.
• Takes ownership of installation workflow.
• Collaborative and enjoys working as an integral part of a small team.

Additional Details

• This is a full-time position.
• This position will be based out of our Brooklyn shop but is primarily in the field.
• Salary Range commensurate with experience.
• For the right candidate, there is room to grow with a growing company into a foreman/construction manager role.
• The ability to coordinate trades and manage materials ordering / logistics provides incentives for Ecotone to fastrack the growth of this role player within the company.

Based in Brooklyn, Ecotone's full-service design and construction studio creates revitalizing wellness spaces, including spas, indoor gardens, and public works. As a design/build operation, Ecotone has developed expertise in several practice areas, including in-house technical & architectural design, precision fabrication, commercial construction management, and specialty trade contracting. Detail, quality, professionalism, and craftsmanship are the cornerstones of our foundation as a firm. Our team recognizes that passionate and talented people are critical to our business's success and design approach. Therefore, we seek to foster and develop long-term working relationships within our organization and network.