Foreman/woman, Carpenters

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

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

- Construction
- Custom Work
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Supervise workers and projects
- Co-ordinate and schedule activities
- Oversee apprenticeship training
- Estimate costs and materials
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Establish methods to meet work schedules
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
- Survey building locations and levels
- Supervise other workers
- Instruct apprentices
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
- 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
**Supervision**:

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

- Carpenter Trade Certification
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
- Quick learner
**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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
**Health benefits**:

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

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Team building opportunities