carpenter

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Commercial
• 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
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 40 hours per week