carpenter

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Maintenance and repair
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential

Tasks

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Survey building locations and levels
• Supervise other workers
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Screening questions

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer