Job Description

Hinckley Yachts has been building and servicing America’s finest yachts since 1928. Our production facility is in Trenton, Maine near Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

The Carpenter performs intricate joiner, carpentry tasks on and off boats, following blueprints, and scale drawings with minimal supervision. The Carpenter will work through standardized aspects of yacht construction for most models, as well as pre-fabrication within established schedule.

Who you are:

You have cabinet making, finish carpentry and/or woodworking experience.

What you get to do:

New Yacht construction, you get to be part of building a custom, one of a kind Hinckley boat, all indoors in a climate-controlled environment year-round. Our team operates on a four-day week, you get to have Friday off!

• 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.
• Layout, cut and assemble boat parts, such as doors, paneling, boxes, rails, and trim.
• 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.
• Use reading and writing, adding and subtracting of whole numbers and fractions.
• Follow defined instructions and procedures in performance of tasks.

Requirements

• Lift and carry over 60 lbs. on an occasional basis (over 15% and up to 40%).
• Requires moderate physical demand, occasionally lifting or moving heavy weight material and working in difficult work positions.
• Requires continuous mental and visual attention on an intermittent basis.
• Must be able to lift, bend, kneel, stoop, push and pull.
• Requires working under disagreeable conditions on a frequent basis where elements such as dust, dirt, heat, fumes, cold, vibration, noise, water, or chemicals may be present.