Carpenter

Title: Carpenter

Requisition ID#: 4405

Location:

New Orleans, LA, US, 70119

Property: Fair Grounds Race Course

• Slots
• OTB & Casinos

Pay Range: $26-$28

America's second oldest horse racing track, the Fair Grounds has been a New Orleans staple since 1852. We are a premiere entertainment venue presenting thoroughbred & exotic animal races, slots, video poker and simulcasting year-round. Located in New Orleans, Fair Grounds operates a slot-machine gaming facility and 13 off-track betting parlors throughout southeast Louisiana.

Job Summary Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures using carpenter's hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Constructs and repairs structural work in facility working from blueprints, drawings, or oral instructions:
• Builds, repairs, and installs counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, building framework, and trim, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.
• Installs glass in windows, doors, and partitions.
• Replace damaged ceiling tile, floor tile, and wall coverings. May build cabinets and other wooden equipment in carpenter shop, using woodworking machines, such as saws, shaper, and jointer
• Performs preventative maintenance and repair maintenance to the general structure aspects of all buildings.
• Performs other tasks that require ability for precise measurement, design and assembly of construction.

Required Skills And Abilities Must be 21 years old and able to obtain a Racing licence from the Racing Commission.

Education And Experience Eight years of experience in the building construction trades or in general building construction or maintenance, three years of which must have been at or above the foreman level and which must have included the supervision of journeyman tradesmen or skilled, advanced level general maintenance personnel.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move boxes or other types of large materials up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. May also include frequent bending, squatting, pushing and pulling of parts and part containers can also be expected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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Churchill Downs Incorporated is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration. This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.

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