Carpenter

About the job

Residential Solutions

English or French

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

• Construction
• Industrial
• Residential

• 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
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Safety vest

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

1 year to less than 2 years