Apprentice Carpenter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 45 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- Construction
- Various locations
- Renovation
- Historical restoration
- Commercial
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- 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
- Check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement materials and direct placement of concrete into forms or onto surfaces according to grade
**Security and safety**:

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

- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
**Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:

- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:

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

- Group insurance benefits
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Wellness program