carpenter

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English or French
• Hours: 44 hours per week
• Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Historical restoration
• Maintenance and repair
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
• 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
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Carpenter Trade Certification
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Carpenter Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Apprenticeship training

• Pre-apprenticeship training
• Level one apprenticeship training
• Level two apprenticeship training
• Level three apprenticeship training
• Level four apprenticeship training

Area of specialization

• Finishing

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Mileage paid

Long term benefits

• Other benefits

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer