• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more
• or equivalent experience
Work site environment
• At heights
• Noisy
• Outdoors
Work setting
• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Residential
Level of expertise
• Maintenance and repair
Tasks
• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work 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
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
Supervision
• 1 to 2 people
• 3-4 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• Carpenter Trade Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Carpenter Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Apprenticeship training
• Level four apprenticeship training
• Level five apprenticeship training
Security and safety
• Bondable
• Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
• Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
Own tools/equipment
• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
Screening questions
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits
• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
Financial benefits
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
Long term benefits
• Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
• Learning/training paid by employer