Carpenter

Autism Services; Canada; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Autism Services in Canada seeks a skilled carpenter to construct and renovate wooden structures across various sites, including industrial facilities and residences. You will read blueprints, prepare layouts, measure and cut wood, and install floors, walls, windows and doors as part of multi-site projects.

Ideal candidates will have experience reading drawings, following building codes, and coordinating on-site activities with apprentices and teammates.

Qualifications

• 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 or substitutes.
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites.
• Survey building locations and levels.
• Instruct apprentices and supervise other workers.
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.

Job description

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Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Commercial
• Residential

Tasks

• 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
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Survey building locations and levels
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision