carpenter

BUILT DIFFERENT FINISHING CARPENTRY LTD.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Alberta is seeking a skilled carpenter to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a secondary school graduation certificate and 1-2 years of experience in carpentry. Responsibilities include preparing estimates, reading blueprints, and constructing various wooden structures. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work as part of a team. The company supports newcomers, veterans, and visible minorities, creating an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of labour and material costs.
• Read blueprints and drawings to determine work requirements.
• Build foundations and install windows, doors, and stairs.

Skills

Reliability

Team player

Punctuality

Accuracy

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Safety glasses / goggles

Safety vest

Job description

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

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?

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