carpenter, renovation
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- At heights.
- Confined spaces.
- Noisy.
- Dusty.
- Outdoors.
Work setting:
- Construction.
- Various locations.
- Renovation.
- Industrial.
- Residential.
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.
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware.
- Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Supervise other workers.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work with minimal supervision.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Punctuality.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.