- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Construction
- Renovation
- Commercial
- Residential
Level of expertise
Maintenance and repair
Tasks
- Prepare estimates of labour and / or material costs
- 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
- 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
Equipment and machinery experience
Hand tools
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Work with minimal supervision
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Screening questions
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits
Health care plan
Financial benefits
Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
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