construction carpenter

Your tasks

• 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.
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• 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.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems.
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.

Requirements

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Personal suitability

• Accurate.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Values and ethics.

2 years to less than 3 years.

Other

Work site environment At heights. Dusty.

Work setting Construction. Renovation. Willing to relocate. Commercial. Industrial. Residential.

Transportation/travel information Willing to travel.

Work conditions and physical capabilities Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding.