Framing Carpenter

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