wooden truss maker
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- At heights.
- Confined spaces.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Outdoors.
Tasks:
- Assemble wood products such as window sashes, doors, boxes, pallets, ladders and barrels.
- Make minor adjustments and repairs to wood products.
- Record information on products inspected.
- Assemble door panels, trusses or modular components to make prefabricated housing.
- Read blueprints, written specifications and production drawings.
- Pack items for shipping and distribution.
- Reinforce assembled products with dowelling or other supports.
- Install hardware such as knobs and hinges.
- Inspect wood products for conformance to quality standards.
- Mark defective parts or products for repair.
- Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces.
Area of work experience:
- Assembly line.
- Framing and shingling.
- Truss manufacturing and building.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Standing for extended periods.
Weight handling:
Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Overtime available.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
Group insurance benefits.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.