Carpenter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Noisy
**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
- Instruct apprentices
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Working at heights training
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Physically demanding
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Workplace information**:

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

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer