form carpenter

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• At heights.
• Confined spaces.
• Dusty.

Work setting:

• Construction.
• Various locations.
• Commercial.
• Industrial.

Tasks:

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs.
• 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.
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites.
• Survey building locations and levels.
• Supervise other workers.
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
• Operate vibrating tables to settle concrete.
• Fill moulds with concrete.

Supervision:

5-10 people.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training.
• Working at heights training.
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.
• Confined Space Entry Training.

Type of product:

Asphalt or concrete finishes.

Type of trucking and equipment:

Concrete mixing.

Equipment and machinery experience:

Concrete finishing machine.

Transportation/travel information:

Own transportation.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.