Apprentice Carpenter
2 weeks ago
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Dusty
**Work setting**:
- Construction
- Various locations
- Renovation
- Commercial
- 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
**Apprenticeship training**:
- Pre-apprenticeship training
- Level one apprenticeship training
- Level two apprenticeship training
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- 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
- Safety glasses/goggles
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Financial benefits**:
- Bonus
**Other benefits**:
- Transportation provided by employer
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 44 to 50 hours per week