carpenter

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Noisy. Dusty.

Work setting:

Construction. Various locations. Commercial. Residential.

Level of expertise:

Maintenance and repair.

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

Equipment and machinery experience:

Hand tools.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding.

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Team player.
• Punctuality.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

Shift.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.

Support for Veterans:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.

Support for Indigenous people:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

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