carpenter, framing

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

or equivalent experience

Work setting

Various locations

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

Instruct apprentices

Supervise other workers

Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Bending, crouching, kneeling

Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Tight deadlines