carpenter

BUILT DIFFERENT FINISHING CARPENTRY LTD.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Calgary is seeking qualified carpenters to join their team. The successful candidates will be responsible for estimating costs, reading blueprints, and building various structures while ensuring safety standards are met. With a supportive environment for newcomers and various community initiatives, this role offers the chance to grow in a highly regarded firm while contributing to diverse projects.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 2 years of experience in carpentry.
• Must have relevant tools and safety equipment.
• Legally able to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of labor and material costs.
• Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine work requirements.
• Maintain safe and clean work environment.

Skills

Accurate

Reliability

Team player

Punctuality

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Safety glasses / goggles

Safety vest

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Construction

Tasks

• 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
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Supervise other workers
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Adjust, repair or replace parts using hand tools and equipment
• Fit and assemble components using hand and power tools
• Maintain clean and safe work environment
• Prepare specifications of custom-made cabinets that maximize storage

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Own tools / equipment

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

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example : relocation, housing, etc.)
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities