Carpenter

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Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Renovation
• Commercial
• Residential
• Residential construction
• Residential renovation
• Residential/client's home

Tasks

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work 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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Saw, trim and plane rough lumber into dressed lumber of various sizes
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
• Offer mentoring

Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesﾠ

• Carpenter Trade Certification
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Carpenter Red Seal Certificate
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Area of work experience

• Framing and shingling

Area of specialization

• Finishing

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel
• toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Health care plan