carpenter

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Millwork / pre-fab shopwork

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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety vest

Personal suitability

• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination