Carpenter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Construction
- Various locations
- Renovation
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
**Level of expertise**:

- Maintenance and repair
**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
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Hand tools
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Work with mínimal supervision
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job