carpenter, framing

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• At heights

Work setting

• Construction
• Renovation

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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Long term benefits

• Life insurance
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week