Carpenter, Framing

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 44 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- Architectural technology/technician
- Engineering technology, general
- Architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD
- Building construction technology
- Construction management
- or equivalent experience
**Asset languages**:

- Portuguese
**Work site environment**:

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

- Construction
- Various locations
- Renovation
- 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
- Survey building locations and levels
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
- Working at heights training
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Student status**:

- Part time enrollment
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Hand tools
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Work with mínimal supervision
**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
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Other benefits**:

- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week