Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
or equivalent experience

Work site environment

At heightsConfined spacesNoisyDustyOutdoors

Work setting

ConstructionVarious locationsRenovationHistorical restorationCommercialIndustrialResidentialRoads and bridges

Level of expertise

Maintenance and repair

Tasks

Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costsRead blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirementsPrepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring toolsMeasure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materialsPrepare tenders and quotationsBuild foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systemsFit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardwareSchedule and co-ordinate work on sitesSurvey building locations and levelsInstruct apprenticesSupervise other workersEstimate costs and materialsMaintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Supervision

5-10 people

Equipment and machinery experience

Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Bending, crouching, kneelingCombination of sitting, standing, walkingHandling heavy loadsLarge workloadPhysically demandingTight deadlinesWork with minimal supervision

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

AccurateReliabilityTeam playerValues and ethicsPunctuality

Employment terms options

Flexible hours

blue lake construction and consulting engineers corp

Open Positions

carpenter