Carpenter Lead Hand

1 week ago


Halifax, Canada BG Custom Homes Limited. Full time

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 55 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

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

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

- Maintenance and repair
- ** Tasks**:

- Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work 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
- Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
- ** Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Carpenter Trade Certification
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Carpenter Red Seal Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

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

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

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

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
- ** 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?
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Variable or compressed work week


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