Carpenter Helper

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
- ** Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Various locations
- High-rise building construction sites
- Construction site
- ** Tasks**:

- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Utilize hand and power tools
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
- Suspended access equipment training
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Working at heights training
- CPR Certificate
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Circular saws
- Jackhammers
- Air compressors
- Air guns
- Nail guns
- Drills
- Forklift
- Sledgehammer
- Hand tools
- ** Construction specialization**:

- Industrial, commercial and institutional
- ** Security and safety**:

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

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel overnight
- Public transportation is not available
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sound discrimination
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Cellular phone
- Safety vest
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- ** Health benefits**:

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

- Bonus
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Travel insurance