- 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