framing carpenter
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Dusty.
- Outdoors.
- Work setting: Construction.
- Various locations.
- Residential.
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.
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware.
- Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Supervise other workers.
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
Supervision:
3-4 people.
Equipment and machinery experience:
Hand tools.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Physically demanding.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
Morning. Day. Weekend.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .