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- Must have excellent work ethic
- Must work quickly and efficiently
- Priority will be given to Canadian Permanent Residents/citizens
- Mature candidates and students are welcome to apply
- Minimum of 3- 4 year of work experience in the trade with an industry course in carpentry (or a trade certificate/ 4 year apprenticeship instead
Skills Required:
Build/repair doors, frameworks, and other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines and install fixtures, such as windows, frames and trim using hand tools or power tools. Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge. Assemble and fasten materials to make framework, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements. Prepare the estimates for the clients in the absence of the foreman.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- 4th Period Apprentice
- 1st Period Apprentice
- 2nd Period Apprentice
- 3rd Period Apprentice
- Carpenter Trade Certification
- Carpenter Red Seal Endorsement
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 drywall
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Erect prefabricated roof trusses, bracing and sheathing
- Determine specifications and calculate requirements
- Build and install platforms, scaffolding, ramps and ladders
- Build foundations
Area Of Specialization
- Rough carpentry
- General carpentry
- Form work
- Framing
- Finish carpentry
- Exterior siding, steel
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Industrial
- Commercial
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Major Work Area
- Construction
Work Site Environment
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty