framer apprentice

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Residential

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

Apprenticeship training

• Pre-apprenticeship training
• Level one apprenticeship training
• Level two apprenticeship training
• Level three apprenticeship training
• Level four apprenticeship training

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Ability to multitask

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you currently a student?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Flexible hours
• Morning

Employment terms options

• Day

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)