Carpenter, Houses

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

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

- Construction
- Various locations
- 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
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
**Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
**Own tools/equipment**:

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

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

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 45 hours per week