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40 hours a week. Overtime rate is 1.5. Benefits include 3 Weeks Paid Vacation, all Statutory Holidays and Workers Compensation as per provincial labour standards legislation.
Carpenters perform some or all of the following duties:
Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
Maintain, repair and renovate residential houses.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
Specific Skills
- Operate power tools
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join mouldings, wood materials, drywall and plastics materials
- Install floor tiles or rolled flooring
- Install drywall
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Build decks and fences
Area Of Specialization
- Rough carpentry
- General carpentry
- Framing
- Finish carpentry
- Exterior siding, vinyl
- Exterior siding, wood
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Residential
- Commercial
Major Work Area
- Renovation
- Maintenance/repair
- Construction
Work Site Environment
- Noisy
- Dusty