Marine Carpenter Job at The Hinckley Company, Southwest Harbor, ME

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  • The Hinckley Company
  • Southwest Harbor, ME

Job Description

Hinckley Yachts has been building and servicing America's finest yachts since 1928. With ten YachtCare Centers spanning from Maine to Florida, we offer comprehensive service, refits, transportation, and storage, providing our customers with pinnacle ownership experience.

Hinckley offers competitive wages, training, and full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k with an employer match, and paid time off. Our expanding network of service yards allows the opportunity of upward mobility and a clear career path to achieve personal success.

The Hinckley Company, known for building and servicing strong, seaworthy and beautiful yachts, is seeking an experienced Carpenter for our boat yard in Southwest Harbor, Maine . The Carpenter will performs intricate joiner, carpentry repair tasks on and off boats with minimal supervision and where no detailed plans may be available. Able to interpret yacht restoration work orders and plan projects to include developing bill of materials to complete project.

Essential Duties:

  • Transfer dimensions to marine plywood and other construction materials using tape measure, square and marking/layout devices.
  • Make accurate cuts of wood and other materials using table and chop saws and other related power tools.
  • Skilled in reading and interpreting blueprints.
  • Troubleshoot leaks, squeaks, warps and make recommendations for appropriate repair.
  • Layout, cut and assemble boat parts, such as doors, paneling, boxes, rails, and trim.
  • Installs prefabricated/custom parts such as hatches, marine hardware, metal trim, seats and other parts.
  • Apply caulking compound under spray rails, windshields, and around windows, using appropriate material to specified lengths and cements, crimps, screws, or taps into place.
  • Good working knowledge of most woodworking joints in the marine industry, such as scarf, sill splice, lap, finger, and dovetail.
  • Skilled knowledge and use of epoxies and vinylester resins or other adhesives to bond parts and perform basic fiberglass repair.
  • Must meet schedule and budget for projects.
  • Understands yachting terminology, local and industry, e.g., port/starboard, gump (trim moulding) and bung (wood plug).
  • Use reading and writing, adding and subtracting of whole numbers and fractions.
  • Follow prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe, clean work area.

  • High school or general equivalency degree (GED) required.
  • Valid Driver's License.
  • Course work in wood and/or metals preferred.
  • Basic computer skills
  • Knowledge, operation, and set-up of tape measure, square, hand saw, hand plane, table saw, and chop saw, planer, joiner, band saw, shaper, surface sander, router, vacuum pumps, and inverted router.
  • Twelve (12) months carpentry, plus 2 years boatbuilding/repair experience including knowledge of various types of woods, finish cabinetry attributes, and adhesives preferred.

Physical Requirements:

  • Lift and carry over 25 lbs. and up to 60 lbs. on a frequent basis (over 40% and up to 70%).
  • Requires moderate physical demand, frequently lifting or moving heavy weight material and working in difficult positions.
  • Requires continuous mental and visual attention on an intermittent basis.
  • Must be able to lift, bend, kneel, stoop, push, pull and work in small, tight spaces.
  • Requires working under somewhat disagreeable conditions where elements such as dust, dirt, heat, fumes, cold, vibration, noise, water, or chemicals may be present.

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